City close in on Ghanaian starlet

Manchester City have won the race for Ghanaian teenager Henry Oware from Ghanaian side West Africa Football Academy, reports the Mail.

City have beaten Barcelona, Arsenal, Salzburg and Lille to the 18-year-old’s signature, with the fee believed to be in the region of €1million (£840,000/$1.1m).

Oware is then expected to join City’s sister club Troyes in Ligue 1 on loan because he would not be eligible for a work permit in the UK yet.