Man City open talks with Lens over highly-rated defender wanted by Tottenham
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Manchester City have made contact with Lens over a move for defender Abdukodir Khusanov, talkSPORT understands.

Uzbekistan international Khusanov, also shortlisted by Tottenham, is valued in excess of £30million by the French club.

Khusanov could be on his way to England

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Khusanov could be on his way to England

The 20-year-old central defender has only played one complete season in Europe’s top leagues since transferring to Ligue 1 in 2023 from the Belarusian club Energetik-BGU.

Lens are currently sixth in the French top flight with the second-fewest goals conceded in the league.

City are in need of reinforcements after an injury-hit and underwhelming start to the season.

First-choice players John Stones and Nathan Ake have each made 12 starts across all competitions, with Stones being a crucial part of Pep Guardiola’s lineup during their successful era at the Etihad.

This season, their streak of four consecutive Premier League championships appears to be coming to an end, as City trails league leaders Liverpool by a full 12 points, and Liverpool has an additional game to play.

Things began to derail in September when Ballon d’Or winner Rodri sustained a season-ending knee injury.

And during a dire pre-Christmas run, Guardiola insisted that things wouldn’t get better until he had his best players back.

When asked about potential January transfer business, he said: “What I want is my players back – the players that we have.

“I want the squad that we had at the beginning of the season that were desperately competing.

“This is the only regret I have, that I don’t have these players – not new ones.

Guardiola is still waiting on the return of Stones

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Guardiola is still waiting on the return of StonesCredit: Getty

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“In the right moment, we will see. The transfer market has shown how expensive players are in the past four or five years. I’m sorry, we’re not the best in those terms.

“If we need players then we go to the transfer market but I don’t know who is around.”

Along with Khusanov, City have also been linked to Eintracht Frankfurt forward Omar Marmoush who has had a stunning start to the season.

However, talkSPORT understands that a deal would cost £50m.

Should a move materialise for Khusanov, the defender would become the first Uzbek player to appear in the Premier League.

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