Jeremy Monga transfer: Man City complete signing of 17-year-old Leicester City winger for £10m
Monga has penned a five-year deal at Man City until the summer of 2031; the Leicester City winger joins for a fee of £10m plus add-ons; the England U19 international is the third-youngest player to play in the Premier League; the 17-year-old played 30 times for Foxes last season
Saturday 11 July 2026 10:53, UK
Manchester City have completed the signing of Jeremy Monga from Leicester City.
The winger, who turned 17 on Friday, has signed a five-year contract until the summer of 2031 and joins for a fee of £10m plus add-ons, Sky Sports News understands.
Monga is the third-youngest player to ever play in the Premier League and Leicester's second-youngest appearance maker, having made his top-flight debut against Newcastle United in April 2025 aged just 15 years and 271 days.
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The England U19 international played 30 times in all competitions for Leicester in 2025/26, contributing one goal and two assists. In total he made 37 senior appearances for the Foxes, including seven in the Premier League.
"When I became aware that Manchester City were interested, I knew instantly this was the right choice for me," Monga told City's website.
"For any young footballer, to become part of this amazing club is a dream come true. This has been the best club in England over the past 10 years. And it has also handed opportunities to players from the Academy like Phil Foden and Nico O'Reilly which shows that the pathway is there.
"It is a privilege to be here, and I'm delighted to have joined."
Monga becomes the third English player to join new head coach Enzo Maresca's side this summer following the arrivals of goalkeeper Pierce Charles and £116m record signing Elliot Anderson.
'We feel he is only going to continue to improve'
Meanwhile, City director of football Hugo Viana added: "Jeremy is an exciting player who has already made huge strides in his young career.
"We were already very aware of him as a club and we have seen his ability first-hand from his time at Leicester. At 17 years old, we feel he is only going to continue to improve and that this is the correct next step in his career.
"We look forward to supporting him on every step in his journey."
Wanted by Arsenal but now at Man City - just how good is Monga?
Sky Sports' Sam Blitz
He turned 17 this summer - but he's already been part of a transfer saga between the two best clubs in England.
Jeremy Monga looked set to go to Arsenal. He was keen to join after holding talks with the Gunners.
But such is the rapid nature of the transfer market that Manchester City have snuck in at the 11th hour to sign him for £10m plus add-ons - a valuation Arsenal were unwilling to pay.
It's a steep fee for someone so young but Monga's potential is just as big. Ever since he made his Premier League debut last year at 15 years and 271 days old, clubs have been watching him.
He was so young on his Premier League debut that he was legally not allowed to have Leicester's front-of-shirt betting sponsor on his jersey.
Monga's young age puts him in good company. He is the third-youngest Premier League player ever behind Arsenal duo Ethan Nwaneri and Max Dowman. No wonder the Gunners were keen on him.
And even after a season with Leicester's first team in the Championship that resulted in relegation, the best teams in the land have seen more than enough to see the talent in Monga.
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