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Manchester City<\/a> have signed goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon<\/a> from FC Timisoara<\/a> for an undisclosed fee.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Romanian will be understudy to No.1 Joe Hart after the departure of Shay Given to Aston Villa, but the club have confirmed on their official website that the Romanian is still awaiting a work permit.<\/p>\n

The 24-year-old has represented his country 13 times since making his debut in 2008 and played twice against City in last season\u2019s Europa League, where the Citizens emerged triumphant.<\/p>\n

Pantilimon becomes the club’s fourth signing of the summer after following the footsteps of Gael Clichy, Stefan Savic and Sergio Aguero.<\/p>\n

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Manchester City have signed goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon from FC Timisoara for an undisclosed fee. The Romanian will be understudy to No.1 Joe Hart after the departure of Shay Given to Aston Villa, but the club have confirmed on their official website that the Romanian is still awaiting a work permit. The 24-year-old has represented his country 13 times since making his debut in 2008 and played twice against City in last season\u2019s Europa League, where the Citizens emerged triumphant. Pantilimon becomes the club’s fourth signing of the summer after following the footsteps of Gael Clichy, Stefan Savic and Sergio Aguero. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-472248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\nOfficial: Manchester City sign goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon from FC Timisoara - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/08\/05\/official-manchester-city-sign-goalkeeper-costel-pantilimon-from-fc-timisoara\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Official: Manchester City sign goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon from FC Timisoara - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Manchester City have signed goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon from FC Timisoara for an undisclosed fee. 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