Manchester City have signed Nigeria striker Kayode Olarenwanju.
The 24 year old was the highest goal scorer in the Austrian Bundesliga
last season while playing for Austria Vienna. He scored 17 goals in 33
league matches, and 24 goals in all competitions for the club.
He is expected to be immediately loaned out to new Spanish top flight
side Girona for the season.
The club gained promotion from the Spanish second division last season
and have strong links with Pere Guardiola the brother of Manchester
City manager Pep Guardiola, as a result several players from
Manchester City have been loaned to the club for the season.
Kayode made his international debut for Nigeria in March, when he
featured against Togo in a friendly match.
He was a member of the Nigeria's 2009 Under-17 and Under-2011 U20
World Cup squads.
It remains to be seen whether this is a good career move for him,
particularly after the way Kelechi Iheanacho was treated by the club
before his eventual move to Leicester City.
If anything, he is expected to spend most of his time on loan away
from the club. Whether he gets to formally get to play in the club's
colours like Iheanacho did, only time would tell. As Manchester City's
attacking riches was the reason Iheanacho was deem dispensable.
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