Manchester City defender Yan Couto is set for his fourth loan spell away from the Premier League champions. Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund have completed the signing of the 22-year-old on a season-long loan deal from Manchester City.
Details of the transfer reveal Manchester City will bag £23m. A buyout clause has also been attached to the deal. This means Dortmund could go ahead to sign the player permanently if he impresses on his loan move.
Couto failed to make a single appearance for Manchester City since he joined the club in 2020 for £5m from Coritiba. However, he played an integral role for Girona last season, helping the club qualify for the 2024-25 Champions League with a strong La Liga finish.
Yan Couto
Yan Couto is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League Club Manchester City but is set for a loan spell with German Bundesliga outfit Borussia Dortmund. The 2002-born talent is known for his versatility on the field. He can play as a right-back and also as a winger.
Born in Brazil in 2002, Yan Couto began his journey into professional football in 2002. He first started with a local football Academy in Coritiba. Joining Coritiba youth academy in 2002, Couto would play for eight years for the club before making his first senior club career appearance in 2012.
Yan Couto career
Following his breakout 2020 season with Coritiba, Couto attracted interest from top clubs in Europe. Barcelona and Manchester City led the list of clubs interested in the player.
On March 1, 2020, Manchester City beat the competition to seal a deal for the youngster. He penned down a five-year contract with the club for £5m.
Following City’s deal with Coritiba, he was loaned to Girona in La Liga, where he made 22 La Liga appearances for the club, scoring one goal. After his Girona loan spell, he was loaned again to Portuguese side Braga. At Braga, he made 28 Primera Liga appearances, scoring one goal.
In 2022, he returned to Girona again on a second loan to the La Liga club and a third from City. This time, he tallied 59 league appearances for the club, scoring one goal.
His current loan move to Borussia Dortmund marks his fourth loan spell from Manchester City. Notably, Yan Couto has not made a single league appearance for Manchester City since joining the club.
His only appearance for the club was in 2021 when he came on as a substitute in a 1-0 Community Shield defeat to Leicester City.
Yan Couto career stats
In all competitions, Couto made only two appearances for Coritiba, 42 for Sporting Braga, and 104 in his two spells with Girona. Overall, he has tallied 138 club career appearances, scoring six goals.
On the international scene, he made 25 appearances for Brazil U17 from 2018 to 2019, scoring one goal. He was called up for Brazil’s senior national team in 2023 and has won four caps with the team.
Yan Couto Borussia Dortmund contract
Yan Couto is joining Borussia Dortmund on a season-long loan deal from Manchester City. The deal could be made permanent if he impresses at the club.
