It is rare for a player to join a team as a relatively unknown quantity in the era of social media and nonstop football coverage.
Manchester City’s acquisition of Abdukodir Khusanov, a defender from Uzbekistan, is therefore a relic from the past.
Khusanov, 20, will become the first player from his country to play in the Premier League after completing a £33.6 million transfer from French club Lens on Monday.
Even though the center-back still has a lot of his career left, the move marks the culmination of an incredible ascent. The teenage defender has become one of the game’s most fascinating talents in less than four years after overcoming rejection in his native country.
