Kylian Mbappe's verdict on Jeremy Doku that should excite Man City fans ahead of transfer

Paris Saint-Germain and France star Kylian Mbappe has waxed lyrical about Manchester City transfer target Jeremy Doku.

City, who maintained their winning start to the Premier League campaign a 1-0 triumph over Newcastle United on Saturday, are closing in on the Belgian international after agreeing a fee understood to be in the region of £55.5million with Rennes. Agreeing personal terms with the winger is not expected to be an issue.

Doku, who caught the eye at the rearranged European Championship in the summer of 2021, is on course to become City's third signing of the summer. The Blues need to strengthen their wide options after the sale of Riyad Mahrez last month.

Doku, 21, will add pace and trickery to Pep Guardiola's pool of attacking options, as well as a goal threat. He netted seven goals and registered four assists in all competitions for Rennes last season.

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Though his attacking output makes encouraging reading, it is his blistering pace that is likely to excite City's supporters most, perhaps even more so judging by the comments Mbappe made about his speed two years ago. At the time, the French superstar admitted that he had never seen a player produce so much power.

"Recently, I was speaking with my father about a player who impressed me because of his speed qualities, that is (Jeremy) Doku, at Rennes," Mbappe told France Football in 2021.

"In five years as a professional, I have never seen someone from a standing start demonstrate so much power."

Doku, who can operate as either a right-winger or a left-winger, ended last season in encouraging fashion for Rennes, scoring five goals and registering two assists in the final eight