Valencia Club de Fútbol have reached an agreement to sign Eliaquim Mangala on loan from Manchester City Football Club. The loan deal for the French international defender runs until June 30th, 2017.

Mangala was born in Colombes, France on February 13th, 1991, moved to Belgium at a young age and was brought into the Standard Liege first team in 2008 – one year after signing for the club’s youth team.

He holds dual French and Belgian nationality, choosing to play for France at Under-21 level. Mangala was transferred to Portuguese side Porto in 2011, and joined Manchester City in the summer of 2014.

His honours include a Belgian league and cup along with a Super Cup at Standard Liege, two Primeira Liga titles and two Supertaça cups with Porto, and the League Cup with Manchester City. A full French international, he was in the squad for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 European Championships.