New York City FC are about to reinforce their defensive unit in a major way.

According to New York City FC play-by-play man and ESPN Deportes announcer Roberto Abramowitz, NYCFC is set to sign Athletic Bilbao’s Andoni Iraola and 18-year-old Manchester City youth prospect, Angelino (José Ángel Tasande).

Iraola, 32, is a 6′ tall right back and veteran of Athletic Bilbao, where he registered 510 appearances since 2003. He spent two seasons prior to that with Athletic’s B-side. Rumored to be leaving the club as early as this past April, he looks all but set to take on duties with NYCFC. He has consistently averaged over 30 appearances per season except for 2015, where he registered 22. In 13 years in La Liga, Iraola has earned 33 goals. He has also been capped by the Spanish National Team seven times.

A natural right fullback, Iraola has also featured as a right midfielder throughout his career.

Joining Iraola is Manchester City Youth product Angelino. A fellow Spaniard, Angelino is a current product of the Manchester City U-21 side. He is a natural left fullback, but can also play on the left midfield and in a more advanced, attacking role. He joined the youth academy in 2013 by way of Deportivo de La Coruna. In 20 U-21 Premier League appearances, he has managed four goals and two assists.

Flexibility is key in MLS players, especially when regarding the stringent roster rules that dominate the league’s player acquisition model. Both Iraola and Angelino certainly bring that. With NYCFC missing a true impact player on either of their defensive and offensive wings, Iraola and Angelino bring in fresh blood that will work to compete with the current flank options such as Thomas McNamara, Jeb Brovsky, Josh Williams, Sebastian Velasquez and Ned Grabavoy.

Iraola will likely be signed as a non-DP player while Angelino may come on board on a loan, much like fellow City youth product, Shay Facey. EoS was unable to confirm the arrival of either player at the time of this report.