Abdukodir Khusanov joins Man City on a four-and-a-half-year contract from Lens in a £33.5m deal; the 20-year-old defender becomes the first Uzbekistan player to sign for a Premier League club, having been capped 18 times;

The 20-year-old has become Pep Guardiola's first signing of the January transfer window as the Premier League champions aim to bolster their defence

Abdukodir Khusanov became the first player from Uzbekistan to sign for a Premier League club after completing a move to Manchester City.

Abdukodir Khusanov is an Uzbek football player who plays centre-back for RC Lens, and is on the verge of joining Man City. Know more about him.

While head coach Pep Guardiola is tight-lipped about this transfer deal, the news of Walker’s possible exit may have forced the defending Premier League champion to search for options in the January market.