Exclusive: Nolito flies to England to complete transfer to Manchester City John Percy
28 JUNE 2016 • 10:30PM
Nolito is flying in for talks with Manchester City on Wednesday as he closes in on a £13.8million move from Celta Vigo.
The Spain international will be officially confirmed as the second major signing for Pep Guardiola later this week as the new City manager steps up his preparations for pre-season.
City triggered the buy-out clause in Nolito's contract earlier this month and have beaten off rival interest from Guardiola's former club Barcelona to sign the striker, who has been cleared for talks after Spain's exit from Euro 2016.
After scoring 12 goals in La Liga last season, Nolito emerged as a priority target for Guardiola and he will join £21million signing Ilkay Gundogan at the Etihad Stadium.
The 29-year-old, who also scored in Spain's 3-0 win over Turkey at Euro 2016, is expected to sign a three-year contract and will have his medical in Manchester in the next 24 hours.
Guardiola officially starts work at City on July 1 but is already working on further new signings, with Everton's England international John Stones a priority target.
Stones, 22, failed to make an appearance under Roy Hodgson but is heading for another summer of uncertainty with his future at Goodison Park in doubt.
City could have to pay around £40million for the centre-half, who was the subject of four unsuccessful bids from Chelsea last summer.
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