The 21-year-old will arrive at Manchester City as a raw and exciting talent but Guardiola will need time to coach him into an elite winger.
Manchester City may have seen their pursuit of Lucas Paqueta fall through this week but supporters could get a chance to see signing number three at Sheffield United on Sunday.
The City boss identified a number of wide options to replace the Saudi-bound Riyad Mahrez, but whittled the shortlist down to one having seen the potential on offer. Doku is by no means the finished product - and nor should he be at 21 - but has the high ceiling that Guardiola can nurture so well.Fast, direct and extremely confident, Doku is something of a rough diamond but the Belgian International has plenty to work on, particularly if he is to star under the exacting Guardiola.
City spent a little less on Raheem Sterling in 2015, but Guardiola sanctioned a £49m purchase of the then-20-year-old in the knowledge that the best was yet to come. Sterling had scored 16 goals in the previous two Premier League campaigns for Liverpool but had that raw excitement that got the Anfield crowd off its feet.
"Mikel Arteta is working many, many hours and days after training specifically about the last action on the pitch – that control in the last moment to make the right movement in the final three or four metres. Raheem has wanted to stay there on the training pitch, to improve, to practise, to shoot at the goalkeepers.
City worked on the parts of Sterling's game that cannot be seen or measured as easily. Decision-making was, and still is, a key aspect of Guardiola's team and the England international was drilled on when to maintain possession and when to exploit the spaces.
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