Manchester City have snapped up Slovakian midfielder Vladimir Weiss.

Weiss, 17, has signed a two-year deal with City and he said: "The offer had been there one month already, since the end of last season. Before I departed home, the club had offered it to me.

"We were discussing it properly with my father and he told me then 'You are old enough, so make the decision on your own. I will respect it.'"

Weiss' agent, Juraj Venglos, gave further details of the contract, he said: "The club have offered Weiss a two-year deal which is an upgrade of his youth contract which is still valid."