Martin Demichelis has signed for Manchester City from Atletico Madrid after passing a medical on Sunday morning. The fee is understood to be £3.5 million, Demichelis was keen to reignite his partnership with City manager Manuel Pellegrini who he had worked with at River Plate and Malaga.
Demichelis said : “I am delighted to have joined City because I am still hungry for success and want to improve.I have been in Europe for 11 years now and this was a great chance for me to play in the Premier League with such a big club.”
“When there is a change, there is always a process. There’s always a period of adjustment you have to go through. Moving from South America to Europe is a big change and you need some time to settle in because everything is new.”
“But in my case, I have lived in Europe for many years and I don’t think there’ll be any problems in adjusting to life here. Now I want to repay the manager’s faith in me out on the pitch. I can’t wait to get started.”
Demichelis move to City had been delayed as they waited on his replacement, Toby Alderweld, to sign for Atletico.
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