Manchester City have announced that they have completed the signing of left-back Benjamin Mendy from AS Monaco.

The France international, who will wear the No. 22 shirt for the Citizens, has penned a five-year contract at the Etihad Stadium.

It is understood that City have paid somewhere around £50m to sign the 23-year-old defender, who made 36 appearances for the French outfit last season helping the club to won Ligue 1 title.

“I am absolutely delighted to be joining Manchester City. They are one of Europe’s leading clubs and in Pep Guardiola they have a manager committed to playing attacking football. I am sure that over the next few years we will be successful,” the Frenchman told Manchester City’s official website.

Proud to announce you guys that I've officially joined @ManCity today !! 🐝🔵 A dream come true to play under Pep's orders 🙏😍 #BM22 pic.twitter.com/3X18oIzDmC

— Benjamin Mendy (@benmendy23) July 24, 2017

Mendy will now fly to the United States of America to join up with his new mates on City’s pre-season tour.