Manchester City Sign Nigeria Striker Kayode, Send Him To Girona On Loan

Manchester City signed on Nigeria
international striker, Olarenwaju Kayode
from Austria Vienna on a four-year deal
but soon after sent him on a season-long
loan to Spanish side Girona.



The 24-year-old striker finished as the top
scorer in Austria’s top flight last season
with 17 goals in 33 games.



Kayode is now the fifth City player to join
the Spanish club on a temporary loan.

Four other City players, Brazilian £10.7m
midfielder Douglas Luiz, right-back Pablo
Maffeo, midfielder Aleix Garcia and
Colombian winger Marlos Moreno have all
signed loan deals with the Spanish club
and will spend the 2017-18 season at
newly-promoted La Liga side Girona.


Man City have not made any official
announcement, but Girona have officially
confirmed the loan deal for Kayode,
He scored 24 goals in 48 matches for
Vienna last season, including two goals in
two games against Roma in the Europa
League.


Kayode, who has also played for ASEC
Mimosas in the Ivory Coast, FC Luzern in
Switzerland Maccabi Netanya in Israel. He
represented Nigeria at the 2009 and 2011
Under-17 and Under-20 World Cups
respectively.