Txiki Begiristain and his Manchester City transfer colleagues have confirmed the signing of a fourth defender during the ongoing January transfer window.The latest acquisition joins first-team

Manchester City signed another young defender in the January transfer window after 18-year-old left back Christian McFarlane joined Monday from sister club New York City FC.

New York City FC has sold defender Christian McFarlane to Manchester City, the MLS club announced on Monday. McFarlane joined NYCFC at age 11 and represented the club at every age category, making his senior debut last season. He is expected to join the academy at City which, like NYCFC, is under the City Football Group ownership umbrella.

Manchester City have bolstered their attacking options by signing Egyptian forward Omar Marmous h from Eintracht Frankfurt for a fee in the region of €70million (£59m) to €75m, plus bonuses.

New York City FC announced the permanent transfer Monday of 18-year-old defender Christian McFarlane to Manchester City.

That concerns Vitor Reis, who is expected to become Manchester City’s first signing of what is proving to be an increasingly active transfer window for the reigning Premier League champions, who are often quiet in the winter market.

Manchester City have completed the signing of defender Abdukodir Khusanov from Lens. On January 10, The Athletic reported City had reached an agreement worth €40million (£33.7m; $40.8m) plus bonuses with the Ligue 1 club for the signing of Khusanov.

New York City FC has confirmed the sale of 18-year-old defender Christian McFarlane to Manchester City. The Athletic reported in March City were nearing a deal to sign McFarlane from NYCFC, who also sit under the City Football Group umbrella,