Man City signs Benjamin Mendy from Monaco

Manchester City have completed the signing of French full-back Benjamin Mendy from Monaco, on a five-year contract in a fee believed to be around £52 million.

With the deal, Mendy, who turned 23 on July 17, has become the most expensive defender in football history and eclipses the £45m fee City paid for Kyle Walker last week that made the England star the game’s most expensive full-back.

I am absolutely delighted to be joining Manchester City," Mendy told City's official website.

They are one of Europe's leading clubs and in Pep Guardiola they have a manager committed to playing attacking football.

I am sure that over the next few years we will be successful.

.@benmendy23 is a 🔵!

Check out the signing gallery for his first shots in #mcfc colours!

📸 https://t.co/zu0fuCuf4b #BlueMendy pic.twitter.com/Vks2OybQ7t

— Manchester City (@ManCity) July 24, 2017

City's director of football, Txiki Begiristain, added:

Benjamin has all the qualities we are looking for in a full-back. For such a young player, he has a wealth of top-level experience.

He is undoubtedly one of the world's best full-backs, our No. 1 target in this position. We are all delighted to have him here at Manchester City.

I'm sure he will prove a fantastic addition to the squad, he added.

The former Marseille player spent just one season at Monaco, playing 25 games and providing five assists in the club's Ligue 1 title-winning campaign last term.