{"id":29113,"date":"2023-11-14T14:51:33","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T14:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportybroker.com\/blog\/?p=29113"},"modified":"2023-11-14T14:51:37","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T14:51:37","slug":"man-city-set-to-pay-british-record-fee-for-15-year-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportybroker.com\/blog\/man-city-set-to-pay-british-record-fee-for-15-year-old\/","title":{"rendered":"Man City set to pay British-record fee for 15-year-old"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Manchester City have agreed to sign Finley Gorman from Leeds United in a deal that could break the British\u00a0transfer\u00a0record for a 15-year-old, sources have confirmed to\u00a0<em>Betwizad<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The attacking midfielder is one of England&#8217;s most highly-rated teenagers. He scored twice as a 14-year-old during a Premier League Under-18 match &#8211; smashing the age record for such a feat &#8211; and is already capped at England Under-16 level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Betwizad<\/em>\u00a0understands that Gorman is set to continue his development at Man City, who have agreed an initial \u00a31.5m fee with Leeds for his services. Add-ons are expected take the deal past the \u00a32m mark and break the British transfer record for a 15-year-old currently set by Liverpool, who ended up paying \u00a32m to Queens Park Rangers for Raheem Sterling after triggering several clauses in their initial \u00a3450,000 agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportybroker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportybroker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/sportybroker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/sportybroker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/sportybroker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image.png 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ex-Man City star Sterling is currently the most expensive 15-year-old in British transfer history<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As Gorman is not on a professional contract &#8211; and is not able to sign one until September 2025 upon turning 17 &#8211; Leeds were unable to stop\u00a0Man City\u00a0from approaching him, and he has agreed to join the reigning Premier League champions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Man City made two notable young signings during the summer, bringing in 16-year-old goalkeeper Spike Brits from AFC Wimbledon and 19-year-old defender Jamal Baptiste from West Ham United.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The highest transfer fee ever paid for a 15-year-old remains the \u00a32.7m paid by Arsenal to Barcelona for Fran Merida back in 2005. He went on to play just 16 times for the Gunners&#8217; senior team and has played for eight clubs upon leaving north London, currently plying his trade in China with Tianjin Jinmen Tiger.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester City have agreed to sign Finley Gorman from Leeds United in a deal that could break the British\u00a0transfer\u00a0record for a 15-year-old, sources have confirmed to\u00a0Betwizad. 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