Manchester City defender scheduled for Bundesliga medical next week ahead of multi-million permanent transfer

A medical has been scheduled for the outgoing Manchester City defender Yan Couto at Borussia Dortmund, according to new reports on the situation.

The wider understanding is that the Bundesliga club are closing in on a deal for one of the finest up and coming right-back talents in the European game, with a total financial package expected to come under Manchester City’s initial €30 million valuation.

As per various sources reporting on conversations between the two clubs, it is believed that Dortmund are expected to pay a €25 million transfer fee, with add-ons included in that sum, while other claims have pointed towards an initial loan deal with an obligation to buy.

From the side of the player, who spent last season on loan at Girona in their successful pursuit of Champions League football, he has already accepted a contract proposal from the German side, and is ready to travel to join the club.

And that flight ticket may now be booked, with the latest developments pointing towards an arranged medical, with only the finer details of the agreement between Borussia Dortmund and Manchester City left to be completed.

According to the information of transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano, Manchester City and Brazil international right-back Yan Couto is now set to travel next week for medical tests at Borussia Dortmund, if all goes to plan in the remaining conversations and negotiations.

The report details that only the ‘final details’ are now to be sorted between the Bundesliga giants and their counterparts at the Etihad Stadium concerning a deal structure and various payment terms.

The deal represents a significant success for Manchester City, as the Premier League champions recoup another mammoth portion of cash to reinvest elsewhere into the club or first-team picture at the Etihad Stadium.

Despite not making a competitive appearance under Pep Guardiola, Couto’s rise away from City is a testament to the City Football Group’s high-level coaching standard throughout their clubs, and indicates another pathway to the top of the game for players joining the project.

Yan Couto reached an agreement with Manchester City over a five-year contract in March 2020, becoming effective as of 1 July in the same year, despite intense speculation linking him with a move to FC Barcelona.

The closest the player came to making his senior competitive debut was in a 1–0 defeat for Manchester City to Leicester City at Wembley Stadium in the 2021 FA Community Shield, going down as the Brazil international’s only first team involvement for the club to date.