Man City transfer news: “Highly talented” Enzo Maresca signing leaves on loan

By Oliver Thomas | 02 Sep 2026 13:00, Last updated: 02 Sep 2026 13:04

Manchester City winger Jeremy Monga has completed a season-long indebtedness determination to Championship nine Swansea City.

The 17-year-old was only signed by the Citizens past month for a reported £10m from Leicester City, penning a five-year declaration astatine the Etihad Stadium.

Monga reunited with manager Enzo Maresca, who concisely worked with the youngster during his clip successful complaint of the Foxes, and was portion of City’s first-team squad during pre-season.

However, the determination has been made for Monga to proceed his improvement connected indebtedness astatine Swansea, wherever Man City anticipation helium tin summation regular first-team shot successful the Championship.

“Jeremy is simply a precise breathtaking young player, 1 whose abilities are not communal successful players of his age,” Swansea caput manager Vitor Matos told the club’s authoritative website.

“He has gained plentifulness of acquisition of first-team and Championship football, and has looked assured and shown an quality to effect games astatine this level.

“We are delighted helium and Manchester City person chosen Swansea arsenic the spot wherever they consciousness helium tin proceed to make and improve, and we are anxious to spot what helium brings to the group.”

'Monga’s abilities are not communal successful players of his age'

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Sporting manager Ben Stevens added: “Jeremy is simply a highly talented winger with breathtaking quality connected the ball, arsenic demonstrated by Manchester City’s content successful his qualities.”

“We are each looking guardant to seeing him lend to our play and helping him fulfil his improvement potential.”

Monga volition deterioration the No.12 garment for Swansea, who presently beryllium apical of the Championship array aft accumulating 10 points from their opening 4 games (W3 D1), astir precocious winning  2-0 astatine location to Watford connected Tuesday night.

Swansea person confirmed that “Due to the player's property and the indebtedness being deemed an planetary transportation (England to Wales) nether FIFA regulations, Monga volition necessitate a FIFA Minor Application exemption earlier helium is capable to play for the Swans.”

It truthful remains to beryllium seen whether Monga volition beryllium eligible to play for his caller nine successful Saturday’s Welsh derby astatine location to Wrexham.

Monga arrives astatine Swansea arsenic 1 of the brightest young prospects successful the UK, who became the second-youngest subordinate successful Premier League past astatine the property of conscionable 15 erstwhile helium made his nonrecreational debut for Leicester successful April 2025.

Three months later, the winger became the youngest-ever subordinate to commencement astatine lucifer for Leicester successful the EFL Cup, conscionable a mates of days earlier surpassing Jude Bellingham arsenic the Championship’s youngest-ever goalscorer astatine 16 years and 37 days old.