Manchester City has taken its spending in the winter transfer window to more than $200 million by signing midfielder Nico Gonzalez from Porto to help cover for the absence of injured Rodri.

The Spaniard is set to complete a £50million move from Porto with City having stumped up the release clause to prise the 23-year-old from Portugal. His arrival follows the capture of Omar Marmoush from Frankfurt and young defensive duo Abdukodir Khusanov and Vitor Reis as City begin to overhaul their squad following a testing few months.