Man City completes signing of Nasri from Arsenal

AP, Wednesday 24 Aug 2011

Manchester City have signed France midfielder Samir Nasri from Arsenal on a four-year contract, the Premier League leaders said on Wednesday

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Manchester City has completed the signing of Samir Nasri from Arsenal, adding the France midfielder to an expensively assembled squad already filled with attacking talent.

The 24-year-old Nasri signed a four-year contract on Wednesday after City paid a reported 24 million pounds ($40 million).

Arsenal was compelled to sell because Nasri refused to sign a new contract and could have left on a free transfer next year when his most recent deal expired.

Nasri will be providing even more creativity for a City team already including the attacking talents of Spain midfielder David Silva, England winger Adam Johnson and Argentina forward Sergio Aguero thanks to Sheik Mansour’s investment of more than $1 billion in three years as owner.

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