Nico Gonzalez joining Manchester City from Porto ... his local club in Galicia, northwestern Spain. Aged 11, he became part of one of the most promising recent generations of La Masia players.

They only belatedly succeeded, years later, at a cost that touches on £50m. Not signing Nico Gonzalez sooner – whether as a teenager, when Porto picked him up in 2023 for €8.5m or last summer ...

Fifty-nine minutes vanished without Nico Gonzalez once losing possession on ... Attacking tendencies come from his father, Guardiola's ex-Spain team-mate Fran, a cultured left winger who spent ...