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Manchester city made Mendy the most expensive defender in history

Club of the English Premier League “Manchester city” announced the transition defender “Monaco” Benjamin Mendy.

Transfer 23-year-old Frenchman cost the bulls at 57.5 million euros. It made mehndi the most expensive defender in football history. Previously, the record is the transition of John Sconza in 2016 from Everton to Manchester city for 55.6 million euros.

Mendy in the summer of last year came in Monaco, where he managed to propel his career to a new level. The Frenchman became the champion of France, entered in the symbolic team of the season in League 1, played in the semi-finals of the Champions League and debuted in the national team.

Mendy was the third major player in Monaco, who left the club. Earlier transfers for Monaco Bernardo Silva to Manchester city and Themwe Bakayoko in “Chelsea” rescued about 100 million euros.

Manchester city continues to be active on the summer transfer market. By the end of July, city have already spent more than 200 million pounds. In addition to Mendy and Silva in the team of Josep Guardiola has joined Kyle Walker, Ederson, Danilo and Douglas Lewis.

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