Man City to sign Costel Pantilimon

Manchester City have signed 6ft 8in Romanian international goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon as back-up to England No 1 Joe Hart.Pantilimon, 24, impressed for FC Timisoara in last season's Europa League play-off against City.City are thin in the goalkeeping department following the departure of Shay Given to Aston Villa and have only ex-Arsenal stopper Stuart Taylor in their squad as cover for Hart. On his way: Costel Pantilimon (left) keeps out Man City's David Silva when playing for FC Timisoara in August 2010Pantilimon, who has 13 caps for Romania, is highly-rated across Europe and has previously been linked with Inter Milan and West Brom this summer.FC Timisoara, who finished second in the Romanian top flight this year, were relegated due to accumulated debts. Romania's No 1: Pantilimon is highly rated across Europe CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP TO OUR FREE FANTASY FOOTBALL GAMEHe's at it again! City bad boy Balotelli caught up in training ground bust-up with KolarovAll the latest Man City news, features and opinion

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