AFTER A COUPLE of days of Willy or won’t he speculation, Premier League champions Manchester City have signed goalkeeper Willy Caballero from Malaga.
The Argentinian, 32, signed a three-year contract after the clubs agreed a fee reported to be around £6 million.
Caballero, who has been Malaga’s first-choice keeper for the past three seasons, is expected to start life at the Etihad as backup to Joe Hart but immediately set his sights on the number one jersey.
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He said: “I know I am coming to a big club with a very good goalkeeper. City already have a great goalkeeper in Joe Hart, but I will try and compete for the number one spot. I will do my best in the training sessions.”
On Sunday, Malaga president Abdullah Al Thani reassured fans that Caballero was not for sale and that there had been no official contact from City.
But talks progressed over the past 48 hours and City secured their third summer signing following the capture of Fernando and Bacary Sagna.
Hi good evening everyone,
First of all , Malaga CF is NOT for sale. second , regarding Willy Caballero he is NOT for sale too,
The moves reunites Caballero and manager Manuel Pellegrini following their time together at Malaga.
“The most beautiful moments of my career were under Manuel Pellegrini in Malaga, where we achieved big things and we made Malaga’s name known around Europe,” Caballero said.
“As for my new team-mates, I have a very good relationship with Martin Demichelis, but I’ve never met Pablo Zabaleta and Sergio Aguero. It’s something I’m looking forward to. For me it is very good to have people from Argentina in the squad because I think it will be very helpful.
“I spoke to Roque Santa Cruz and Demichelis, and they told me that Manchester is a very beautiful city and very welcoming, so that will be great for my family and I can’t wait to enjoy it.”
Manchester City sign Willy Caballero - and he has his sights set on Joe Hart's place
AFTER A COUPLE of days of Willy or won’t he speculation, Premier League champions Manchester City have signed goalkeeper Willy Caballero from Malaga.
The Argentinian, 32, signed a three-year contract after the clubs agreed a fee reported to be around £6 million.
Caballero, who has been Malaga’s first-choice keeper for the past three seasons, is expected to start life at the Etihad as backup to Joe Hart but immediately set his sights on the number one jersey.
He said: “I know I am coming to a big club with a very good goalkeeper. City already have a great goalkeeper in Joe Hart, but I will try and compete for the number one spot. I will do my best in the training sessions.”
On Sunday, Malaga president Abdullah Al Thani reassured fans that Caballero was not for sale and that there had been no official contact from City.
But talks progressed over the past 48 hours and City secured their third summer signing following the capture of Fernando and Bacary Sagna.
The moves reunites Caballero and manager Manuel Pellegrini following their time together at Malaga.
“The most beautiful moments of my career were under Manuel Pellegrini in Malaga, where we achieved big things and we made Malaga’s name known around Europe,” Caballero said.
“As for my new team-mates, I have a very good relationship with Martin Demichelis, but I’ve never met Pablo Zabaleta and Sergio Aguero. It’s something I’m looking forward to. For me it is very good to have people from Argentina in the squad because I think it will be very helpful.
“I spoke to Roque Santa Cruz and Demichelis, and they told me that Manchester is a very beautiful city and very welcoming, so that will be great for my family and I can’t wait to enjoy it.”
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