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Man City midfielder Garcia joins Alaves on loan

The 18-year-old, who arrived at City's youth academy in 2013 from Sporting Gijon, is under contract with the English club until June 2017.

Man City midfielder Garcia joins Alaves on loan
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A statement from Alaves read: "Deportivo Alaves has secured the services of Manu Garcia, a young and promising player from Manchester City.

"The talented footballer, arrives on a season-long loan and with a lot of enthusiasm to showcase his talent in the La Liga Santander."

City also confirmed the move on their twitter account and wrote: "Manu Garcia has joined La Liga side Alaves on a season long loan...Good luck Manu!"

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Alaves finished top in Spain's second division in the 2015-16 campaign and will play in La Liga after a 10-year wait. The Basque outfit begin the campaign against Atletico Madrid at the Vicente Calderon stadium on Sunday.

(Reporting by Adriana Garcia; editing by Sudipto Ganguly)


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