Manchester City have completed the signing of Ousmane Dabo from Lazio on a three-year contract.
The 29-year-old midfielder, who made 28 starts for Lazio last season, rejected a new offer to remain with the Serie A outfit.
"I am delighted Ousmane is joining us," City boss Stuart Pearce told www.mcfc.co.uk
"He is a vastly experienced holding midfield player and I feel he will be a major asset to the squad.
"He received offers from other big clubs, as well as ourselves, but the great thing about him is that I didn't have to sell this football club to him.
"He has played in Serie A for a number of seasons and when you look at our away form last season you see that it was a position we struggled to fill. Dabo joining us gives us more midfield options."