Man City swoop for exciting Belgian winger Doku on £55.4m five-year contract

Manchester City signed Belgian winger Jeremy Doku from French club Rennes on a five-year deal on Thursday.

Doku, 21, will reportedly cost the European champions e55 million,

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"This is a great day for me, both personally and professionally," Doku said in a City statement.

"Manchester City are the best team in world football, so to be joining them is something very special for me and my family.

"I am a young player with so much learning and improving to do. Working with Pep (Guardiola) and his staff, and playing alongside these work-class players, will make me a much better player," he added.

Doku scored 12 goals in 92 appearances for Rennes after making his breakthrough as a teenager with Anderlecht in his homeland.

He becomes City's third signing of the transfer window after midfielder Mateo Kovacic arrived for e25m from Chelsea and former RB Leipzig defender Josko Gvardiol joined for e77m.

City's director of Football Txiki Begiristain believes Doku can develop into a "world class" attacking player under Guardiola's guidance.

"Jeremy is a very exciting young player and I'm so pleased he's joining us," he said.

"In terms of raw attributes, he has everything a winger needs. He has outstanding pace and he is exceptional in one-on-one situations."

The treble winners were in the market for a winger to replace the departed Riyad Mahrez, who joined Saudi side Al-Ahli.

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City are also expected to add a midfielder before the window shuts on September 1 to cover the absence of Kevin De Bruyne, who is set to miss up to four months due to a hamstring injury.

Wolves' Matheus Nunes and Crystal Palace's Eberechi Eze are reportedly targets after interest in West Ham's Lucas Paqueta collapsed due to a Football Association investigation into a possible breach of betting regulations by the Brazilian.