Man City sign Aussie teenager Arzani
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australian teenager and midfielder daniel arzani hasjoined england champions manchester city from sister club melbourne city.he is expected to be sent out on loan1 the 19 year-old iranian born player was hailed as one of the countrys brightest young stars by a manchester city director after he signed for the premier league champions on thursday1 he was the youngest ever member of an australia squad for a world cup finals and played in all three of their group matches in russia1 arzani who put down his talent to playing street football in his birthplace of khorramabad follows compatriot aaron mooy in treading the same path to city1 mooy is now at huddersfield town where he played a pivotal role in their promotion to the premier league in 20171 in a short period of time daniel has developed into one of australias brightest young stars and has demonstrated the drive and raw talent required for success at the highest level brian marwood the managing director of global football for city group told the club website1 this pathway was first forged by aaron mooy just two years ago and we are all delighted to see another australian-grown talent make this move1 arzani who was also the youngest player at the world cup finals joined melbourne city in 2016 the following 2017-18 a-league campaign became his breakthrough season where his exciting attacking play saw him win a host of admirers culminating in him being named the leagues young footballer of the year award1 however an immediate spell with city will not be the avenue they explore preferring arzani who was six when his parents emigrated to australia accrue experience elsewhere1 manchester city are now exploring a development pathway for arzani and a further announcement regarding a loan to progress his career will be made in the coming days said the club in a statement1