Manchester City are close to signing England U-17 international Christian MacFarlane from NYCFC, a person briefed on the deal said. Athletic.
Although no deal has been finalized or signed yet, it is expected that a deal will be completed as NYCFC and Manchester City are both part of the City Football Group.
MacFarlane, 17, does not plan to move to the UK until he turns 18 next January.
The left-back is considered one of the top talents coming out of NYCFC's academy. He is eligible to play for the U.S. national team and has represented him at youth level, but was a regular for England's Under-17 team last year. He scored his first goal for the Under-17s last week in England's 5-0 win over Hungary in the Under-17 European Championship qualifier.
McFarlane is still awaiting his first-team debut with NYCFC and is expected to make his debut this year. He is considered the team's primary backup left wing and has appeared in 27 games with NYCFC's second team since 2022.
He is the latest highly rated US-based youth player City are in the process of signing. The Athletic According to a report from the club last week, We are close to signing a 14-year-old attacker. Cavan Sullivan is currently at Philadelphia Union Academy.
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