![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/i-was-pls-most-expensive-defender-won-it-with-record-tally-now-i-need-a-club/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/OFF-PLATFORM-mangala-club.jpg&description=HE ARRIVED for a British transfer record for a defender. He was part of the team that won the Premier League with a record points tally. This former Premier League defender is currently without a clubCredit: Instagram @eliamangala He spent the second half of last season at Saint EtienneCredit: Getty He was once Britain's most expensive defender when he moved to England in 2014Credit: AP:Associated Press But now the centre-back is a free agent and desperate to find a new club. The French star spent the second half of last season with Saint-Etienne - but could not help the club avoid relegation into Ligue 2. However, when that deal expired in the summer, he was unable to get a contract with another club, leaving him unemployed and working hard in the gym to stay in shape. The defender in question is former Manchester City man Eliaquim Mangala. Speaking to Get French Football News, he said: "My plan is to find a club and to find a club as quickly as possible. "It's my passion, and I'm motivated to give a lot more on the pitch. "Football is where I enjoy myself. I want to be on the pitch. In terms of contacts from clubs, at the minute it is calm." Mangala, now 31, joined Manuel Pellegrini's City from Porto in 2014. The initial deal was said to be worth £32million but it was later revealed the full cost was actually £42m. That made him the most expensive defender in Premier League history - just weeks after David Luiz signed for PSG for a world-record £50m. He was a first-team regular in his first two seasons but Pep Guardiola's arrival saw his chances limited as he slipped down to fourth-choice centre-back. Mangala was loaned to Valencia in 2016-17 but the eight-cap senior international did make nine appearances for City's Centurions in 2017-18. Midway through that same season he was loaned to Everton but got injured and then joined Valencia permanently in 2019. The Belgian and Portuguese title winner had two years back in Spack and then the short stint in France. HOW T){kind=link}
HE ARRIVED for a British transfer record for a defender.
He was part of the team that won the Premier League with a record points tally.
But now the centre-back is a free agent and desperate to find a new club.
The French star spent the second half of last season with Saint-Etienne – but could not help the club avoid relegation into Ligue 2.
However, when that deal expired in the summer, he was unable to get a contract with another club, leaving him unemployed and working hard in the gym to stay in shape.