From Fabrizio Romano: Manchester City owners ‘agree deal’ for Under-20 Colombia prospect | OneFootball

Manchester City’s parent company have reportedly agreed a deal to sign Colombian winger, John Edwin Montaño according to one market insider.

The 18-year-old attacker is set to sign for the City Football Group (CFG) and from January, be loaned out to the Belgian arm of the group’s wide-ranging portfolio, Lommel SK in the nation’s second division to further hone his skills in Europe.

Currently, the Colombian is plying his trade for Independiente Medellín’s under-20 youth side and has made appearances at his country’s youth level in a testament to his highly-rated talents within the game.

Despite his age, the 2006-born winger has made eight senior appearances over the course of this calendar year. This, coupled with his impressive performances, attracted CFG’s interest and intrigue them to agree to fork out a seven-figure deal with Medellin.

The agreed loan spell at Lommel would be a fantastic opportunity for the youngster to acclimatise to European football. If all things go to plan, the 18-year-old will eventually be expected to feature for City, should his development continue as they would hope.

This is the information of transfer market specialist Fabrizio Romano, which also falls in line with Manchester City and the wider City Football Group’s reputation of nurturing young talents and providing a platform for them to improve as players.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the Italian journalist stated, “City Football Group have agreed deal to sign 2006 born winger John Edwin Montaño. Agreement worth $3m add-ons included plus 20% sell-on clause.

“U20 Colombian talent will travel soon to Manchester for medical tests… then he will play for Lommel from January.”

The young forward would join a host of South American talents that have made the move to Pep Guardiola’s side in recent times, including the likes of Savinho, Claudio Echeverri, Máximo Perrone, and the now-departed Julián Alvarez.