Porto and France defender's move has been delayed by disagreements over payment terms but he finally looks set to complete his switch to the Etihad

Eliaquim Mangala is due to fly into Manchester within the next 48 hours as his move to the Etihad finally nears completion.

Champions Manchester City are confident of concluding a £32million deal for the France defender by the weekend after months of negotiating with his Portuguese club Porto.

The transfer has been delayed by a disagreement over payment terms - and was not helped by City's gaffe when footage of the player discussing his move following a medical was leaked on the club's website.

The video footage was made when the 23-year-old travelled to the club's Carrington training ground for a tour of facilities in mid-July.

It was filmed for use when the deal was completed, but was hacked and prematurely released.

Since then, negotiations have been terse, but the news in Porto on Wednesday night is the club has finally sanctioned the deal, and that will allow the player to join his new teammates after the Community Shield game against Arsenal at Wembley on Sunday.

City will pay just under £30m for the highly regarded defender, with extras taking the total fee to in excess of £32m - further bonuses will follow if the club achieves the success they hope for.

Mangala is seen as the last piece in the Blues' new-look squad, with no further signings planned now boss Manuel Pellegrini has been granted his wish of two internationals for every position.