Manchester City agrees to £65M deal for Iliman Ndiaye

Manchester City is closing in on a £65 million deal to sign Iliman Ndiaye from Everton, adding a dynamic forward to Enzo Maresca’s squad as the summer transfer window ticks toward its deadline. The fee represents a staggering markup on the roughly £18 million Everton paid Marseille for the Senegalese international back in July 2024. For those keeping score at home, that’s roughly a 260% increase in valuation in just two years. From Marseille to Merseyside to Manchester The 26-year-old arrived at Goodison Park as a talented but relatively affordable acquisition from Ligue 1. Two productive seasons later, he’s become one of the most coveted attackers in English football, with a career tally of 43 goals and 23 assists across his club stints. Everton reportedly values Ndiaye closer to £80 million, which explains why the negotiations have stretched into the latter stages of the window. City’s £65 million offer sits about 19% below that asking price. The forward has also established himself as a fixture on the international stage, earning 44 caps for Senegal. Arsenal and Tottenham were also reportedly circling, which tells you everything about the level of competition City needed to outp...