Manchester City are reportedly ready to sign English wonderkid Christian McFarlane from sister club New York City FC in what will be the latest CFG transfer for the Premier League Champions.
According to journalist Alan Nixon, the Manchester giants are eager to sign the 15-year-old left-back to add to their growing academy ranks, with the teenage defender already capped by England at youth level having come through New York City’s academy.
Born in Essex, McFarlane moved to New York at a young age where the youngster was scouted by City’s sister club, with the defender last year becoming the third youngest player in MLS history to sign a professional contract aged just 14 years old.
McFarlane has spent the majority of this year playing in MLS Next Pro, and it appears that City have been impressed with what the have seen from the New York youngster, with the Manchester side eager to bring the defender to the north of England in 2023.
Whilst most non-European players have to wait until they’re 18 to move to the continent, McFarlane will be allowed to transfer to England having been born in the country and holding citizenship in the United Kingdom, which could mean the wonderkid might be a City player in the January window.
Indeed, MLS clubs have produced some of Europe’s most exciting players in recent years, namely Giovani Reyna, who also came through New York’s academy. And for City, they will be hopeful that McFarlane could be as promising a talent as the USA international.
Manchester City signing Christian McFarlane is an exciting development
City have seen some success with their sister club New York already in the form of Jack Harrison and from loaning out the likes of Yangel Herrera and Angelino. And McFarlane could well be their next success story given the youngster’s impressive potential.
After all, McFarlane is already an England youth international, and heading to City to train with some of the best players in the world will only help the teenager in his quest to becoming the best version of himself, which might one day result in becoming a regular for the Manchester side.
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