Manchester City have concluded the signing of Arsenal full-back Gael Clichy.
The Frenchman passed a medical in the Manchester area this morning and has now ut pen to paper on a four-year-deal, with the fee thought to be in the region of £7m.
Clichy ends an 8-year stint with the Gunners and he was one of their longest serving players. City have confirmed the deal on their official website with Clichy saying:
“I can’t wait to get started and I think anything is possible with this team.”
Clichy also revealed that in joining the Blues, he will be re-joining two of his best friends in football.
“When I first came to England, it was Kolo Toure and Patrick Vieira who took me under their wing and really looked after me,” he said.
“Kolo would pick me up and drop me at home and his wife used to cook meals for me. Patrick was always there to offer me advice so it’s wonderful to be back and at the same club they are at.”
