Live Bar, August 5th News Manchester City today’s official announced to sign central defender Geva Dior from Leipzig. Leipzig praised the young player’s development and thanks for his contribution on the official website. The club’s sports director Abel revealed that the transfer made Geva Dior the most expensive defender in history.
The article on Leipzig’s official website wrote: two years after Leipzig’s success, Geva Dior will leave and go to the Premier League to play for Manchester City. He established his position as the main force immediately after joining in 2021, and staged the first show of the Champions League here at the age of 19, and the opponent at that time was Manchester City.
In these two years, Geva Dior played 83 official matches for Leipzig in total and won two consecutive championships with the team in 2022and 2023. At the same time, he also became the backbone of the national team in Croatia, playing with the team in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Leipzig officials stressed that with Geva Dior becoming the most expensive defense player in the world from a talented player with great development potential, he also has symbolic significance for the philosophy of the club-creating value for the future while achieving success in competition.
Regarding the transfer and departure, Geva Dior said: “I am very grateful to Leipzig for allowing me to take this step to Manchester City now. I spent two wonderful years in Leipzig and was very successful in competition. During this period, I also met many friends. My time in Leipzig left a great mark on me. I have made incredible progress in both competition and human beings.”
“I am also very grateful to our fans for their support, which the team and I have always enjoyed. The grand party after winning the championship in two cups is especially legendary, which will always be a very special thing for me.”
“Now I will start a new challenge in England. But of course, I am really looking forward to visiting Leipzig again-of course, it is best to be in the Champions League. This is a wonderful time, thank everyone!”
Abel, the sports director of Leipzig, said: “Geva Dior is a player that we hope he will continue to wear Leipzig Jersey, whether because of his excellent competitive strength or personality.”
“But because of his desire to transfer and the overall financial plan-which will make him the most expensive defender in history, we decided to agree to his transfer in advance after considering all the factors.”
“He joined one of the best teams in the world. This point alone shows the progress he has made with us in the past two years. Like other players, he is also an example of our path in RB Leipzig.”
“He came to Leipzig as a talented player and was able to play in the Champions League for the first time here, and his performance has been continuously improving. For our players, it means that there are not many clubs in the next step of their career.”
“However, this step of joining the Champions League team belongs to it. We are sure that Geva Dior can play and succeed in Manchester City, and we wish him every success in the future.”
(Ximu)
