Report: Manchester City, Schalke Agree to £11.29m Fee for Rabbi Matondo

Wales international Rabbi Matondo is reportedly close to sealing a move from Manchester City to Schalke after the two clubs agreed to a €13 million fee (£11.29 million).

According to Sam Wallace in The Telegraph, Matondo, 18, and Schalke need to only agree to personal terms before the move can be announced. 

An attacking player boasting terrific pace, Matondo has never made a first-team appearance for City, but he did make his senior debut for Wales against Albania last November.

City manager Pep Guardiola said recently he would not stand in a young player's way if the player felt he was not getting enough time on the pitch:

Per Wallace, Schalke are not the only club to have shown interest in Matondo. Borussia Monchengladbach, RB Leipzig, Hoffenheim and AC Milan were also linked when he expressed a desire to leave the Etihad Stadium.

He will likely hope to replicate the success Jadon Sancho has enjoyed since swapping City for Borussia Dortmund in 2017.

The Englishman had also received no first-team action before leaving. But he is playing a key role in BVB's Bundesliga title challenge. In 2018-19, Sancho has netted six goals and provided nine assists in 19 appearances in the German top flight.

Reiss Nelson, 19, is another young British player who is enjoying his time in the Bundesliga. He has netted six goals in 490 minutes of league action for Hoffenheim since joining on loan from Arsenal in August.

The trend looks set to continue, with Chelsea 18-year-old Callum Hudson-Odoi still heavily linked with Bayern Munich after he received little game time in 2018-19.

Bundesliga clubs seem to be benefitting hugely by snapping up talented homegrown players who are not being given opportunities at the Premier League's biggest sides, and Matondo could be the latest to flourish in Germany.