Marcin Budzinski

Budzinski, 27, joins City from the Polish Ekstraklasa – the nation’s top football tier – where he played 200 matches for club sides Arka Gdynia and KS Cracovia, having developed through the Polish U-19, U-20 and U-21 national teams. The industrious midfielder can play in both an attacking and defensive role for the squad, best described as a box-to-box midfielder who is confident on the ball. Budzinski has played with the likes of Juventus' Wojciech Szczesny and Monaco's Kamil Glik and comes to the Club as its second marquee player with Bruno Fornaroli.