{"id":627647,"date":"2023-08-31T04:37:43","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T08:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=627647"},"modified":"2023-08-31T04:37:43","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T08:37:43","slug":"manchester-city-transfer-update-jamal-baptiste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/31\/manchester-city-transfer-update-jamal-baptiste\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;It&#8217;s Done\u2019: Fabrizio Romano Drops Big Man City Update With Deal Now Set to Be Completed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1696951843182522747?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a>, Jamal Baptiste is set to join Manchester City with a deal for the England U19 player now agreed.<\/p>\n<p>[metabet_core_polling_tile query=&#8221;soe\/manchester_city&#8221; size=&#8221;350&#215;300&#8243; site_id=&#8221;lastwordonsports&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Manchester City Close in on Deal for Jamal Baptiste<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Manchester City set to complete Jamal Baptiste deal as revealed yesterday \u2014 it\u2019s done for 2003 CB who joins on free transfer from West Ham. \ud83d\udd35\u270d\ud83c\udffb <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MCFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MCFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Understand City will sign Baptiste and then loan him out to Belgian City Group side Lommel. \u21aa\ufe0f\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea<\/p>\n<p>Busy summer for City Academy. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qWtD9H5AbB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/qWtD9H5AbB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1696951843182522747?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>City Make Move for Young Central Defender<\/h3>\n<p>It has been revealed that Manchester City have made a move for 19-year-old Jamal Baptiste to reinforce their defensive options for the future. Baptiste became a free agent after his deal with West Ham United expired on July 1st 2023. The youngster, born in 2003, will be part of City&#8217;s project to develop the best youngsters in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Romano revealed on Wednesday night that the deal is &#8220;done&#8221;, with Baptiste set to be immediately loaned out to Belgian side Lommel.<\/p>\n<p>Baptiste revealed to <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/4509490\/2023\/05\/24\/jamal-baptiste-west-ham\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Athletic<\/a> last season that he wanted to leave West Ham United, saying: &#8220;Playing academy football from 15 to 19 is a long time. I\u2019m ready for first-team football and to take the next step. I loved having the opportunity to play for West Ham; I\u2019m a local lad and the club will always have a place in my heart.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/29\/matheus-nunes-manchester-city-wolverhampton-ornstein\/\" target=\"_self\">\u2018Has Stopped Training\u2019: Brazilian Midfielder Makes it Clear He Wants Manchester City Move<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Manchester City Are Active in Final Week of the Transfer Window<\/h3>\n<p>The transfer window is coming to a close this Friday for all Premier League clubs and Manchester City are actively pursuing the market for opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside the move for Baptiste, the Citizens have been trying to get a deal done for Wolves midfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/29\/matheus-nunes-manchester-city-wolverhampton-ornstein\/\" target=\"_self\">Matheus Nunes<\/a>. Last Word on Football understands exclusively from The Athletic that they have now reached an agreement to sign him for \u00a353.2 million with no add-ons.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch:\u00a0<\/strong>How Pep Guardiola Will Defend Manchester City&#8217;s Treble<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pep Guardiola Will DEFEND Manchester City&#039;s Treble - Here&#039;s How\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I5NzGnlmCng?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Defensive Changes at Manchester City<\/h3>\n<p>Over the summer there has been plenty of change in the defensive ranks at Manchester City with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mancity.com\/news\/mens\/aymeric-laporte-leaves-manchester-city-63828461\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aymeric Laporte<\/a> leaving the club after five and a half years to join Saudi club Al-Nassr for a fee of <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/4799449\/2023\/08\/24\/aymeric-laporte-al-nassr-saudi-transfer\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a323.5 million<\/a>. This was facilitated by Jo\u0161ko Gvardiol joining the club for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2023\/aug\/05\/manchester-city-josko-gvardiol-signing-transfer-window\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a377.6 million<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Etihad_Stadium,_Manchester_City_Football_Club_(Ank_Kumar,_Infosys_)_02.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ank Kumar<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/Category:CC-BY-SA-4.0\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC-BY-SA 4.0<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Fabrizio Romano, Jamal Baptiste is set to join Manchester City with a deal for the England U19 player now agreed. 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