If anyone is one-on-one with new Man City star Doku there’s only one thing to do – pray, says Premier League legend
pThe Premier League legend is an admirer of the Sky Blues#8217; new recruit who will join Guardiola#8217;s squad for £55million./p
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pa href=https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1694250368580931866Transfer guru Fabrizio Romano/a confirmed Doku#8217;s medical is taking place today for City./p
pBack in 2020 the Belgian international signed for the French giants Rennes for £22m./p
pThe 21-year-old scored 12 goals in 92 appearances for Les Rennais. /p
pHis success at Roazhan Park earned him to be selected for Belgian#8217;s 2022 World Cup squad. /p
pFrench legend Henry sees Doku as a valuable winger and a great threat on the pitch. /p
pHenry coached Doku when he was assistant manager of the Belgian national team./p
pa href=https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XKHZ0EOoLxIThe former Arsenal ace told Amazon Prime/a: #8220;When you#8217;re one-on-one with him, there#8217;s only one thing left to do#8230; pray./p
p#8220;Rarely in my life have I seen a player come out of a dribble so quickly. It is extraordinary.#8221;/p
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pThe winger will become City#8217;s third major signing of the summer after a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/mateo-kovacic/Mateo Kovacic/a from Chelsea for £25m and a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/josko-gvardiol/Josko Gvardiol/a from RB Leipzig for £77m. /p
pDoku has come in to replace ex-City ace a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/riyad-mahrez/Riyad Mahrez/a who has joined Saudi Pro League side a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/23510970/al-ahli/Al-Ahli/a for £55m. /p
pThe former World Cup and Euro champion worked with Doku during his short spell as assistant manager for the a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196718/belgium/Belgium/a national team. /p
pWith wise words from one of the greatest strikers of all time the Belgian international must be a great fit for Guardiola#8217;s squad. /p
pThe Spaniard in the past has done remarkable work with young wingers such as a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/raheem-sterling/Raheem Sterling/a and Leroy Sane and is now set to do the same with Doku. /p
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