Manchester City have signed defender Abdukodir Khusanov from Lens.The 20-year-old has joined City on a four-and-a-half-year contract after the club agreed to pay €40 million ($41.6 million), plus additional bonuses.Khusanov will wear the No. 45 jersey and is set to become the first player from Uzbekistan to compete in the Premier League.

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"I'm absolutely delighted to be joining Manchester City, a club that I have enjoyed watching for a long time," Khusanov said."This squad is full of the best players in the world, and I can't wait to meet them and play alongside them."And of course Pep Guardiola is one of the greatest coaches ever and I am so excited to learn from him and improve my game even more.

is a very proud moment for me and

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my family to be joining a great Club like Manchester City and I'm more than ready for this challenge."rewrite this completely different from the original in simple and plain English check punctuations and grammatical errors , ensure coherence and readability"We are very happy that he has joined us and we are all very excited about what he will bring," City director of football Txiki Begiristain said.

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"For such a young defender, Abdukodir is already very intelligent, as well as being strong, aggressive and extremely quick. "Working with Pep will only make him better and, speaking to him, he is determined to keep improving."

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