Expert Fabrizio Romano confirmed the news that Manchester City and RB Leipzig have settled their differences on the price to be paid for Gvardiol on his personal Twitter page. The Croatian central midfielder will get a physical examination today before signing the contract.

RB Leipzig breaks Harry Maguire’s transfer record by selling Gvardiol to Manchester City.The newspaper The Sun reports that the transfer fee for Gvardiol is anticipated to exceed the threshold of £100 million, which will make him the most expensive defender in the history of the sport. The previous high was held by Manchester United’s signing of Harry Maguire, who came from Leicester in 2019 and cost the club £80 million. Even Manchester City’s record signing, Jack Grealish, who was acquired for £100 million, could be overtaken by Gvardiol’s value.

Gvardiol had previously reached a personal terms agreement with Manchester City in June. This was due to the fact that the 21-year-old only wanted to go to the reigning Champions League champions, despite interest from Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, and Tottenham. As a result, Gvardiol will become City’s second summer acquisition after fellow midfielder Mateo Kovacic, who was acquired from Chelsea for a transfer fee of £25 million.

The fact that Gvardiol is situated in such close proximity to the Etihad Stadium indicates that Laporte’s time spent with Manchester City will be cut short. At this time, the Spaniard is being courted by a number of clubs, including Arsenal and Barcelona, among others. Nathan Ake’s position, like that of Laporte’s, is under jeopardy despite the fact that he had an outstanding year in the previous one.

Gvardiol appeared in 88 games for Leipzig over the course of two seasons and scored five goals. He was a significant factor in Leipzig’s run of two straight victories in the German Cup, which Leipzig won with his help. Since Gvardiol performed so well in the finals of the 2022 World Cup, which took place at the end of last year in Qatar, there has been significant interest from other clubs in signing him.