Manchester City have secured the signing of Kilmarnock winger Liam Smith, the Scottish club have confirmed. City had been close to completing the deal in January for £200,000, but it has taken until now for Kilmarnock to confirm an agreement had been reached.
Smith, 16, will join the Elite Development Squad with immediate effect. The talented winger had attracted the interest of a number of clubs over the last year including Liverpool and Rangers.
Despite not making his senior debut, he impressed the Blues enough for them to convince him of a move and strike a deal with the Scottish club.
Confirming the transfer, Kilmarnock said in a statement : "Liam has been a supremely talented member of our youth teams and has helped our U18s reach
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