Manchester City will continue to monitor the progress of Aro Muric after the goalkeeper's permanent departure to Burnley.
Vincent Kompany has landed his third City player of the summer, with goalkeeper Muric following centre-back Taylor Harwood-Bellis on loan and fellow defender CJ Egan-Riley on a free transfer. Burnley have paid an initial £2.5m for Muric, with add-ons also included in the deal.
On top of that, City have also put three clauses into the deal to give them a chance of benefitting further from the transfer in the future. They have a buyback option, the ability to match any offer that comes in for the goalkeeper, and a healthy percentage of the next sale should they decide not to challenge any club that comes in.
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Muric came to City's academy in 2015 and saw a loan deal to NAC Breda in 2018 terminated when Claudio Bravo suffered a long-term injury. The Montenegrin keeper became deputy to Ederson and played in the Carabao Cup in every round until the final, where Pep Guardiola opted for the experience of his No.1 against Chelsea.
A string of loan spells in subsequent years have only pushed Muric further down the pecking order at the Etihad, and the club were happy to let him go permanently to Burnley — albeit with a number of clauses to protect them in the deal. The fee for the goalkeeper takes sales of academy players this summer for City past the £40m mark.
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