Eliaquim Mangala sweats it out during first Man City training session after defender's record £32million move from Porto

   Mangala trained for the first time since his big-money move to City

The French defender has become Manuel Pellegrini's sixth summer signing

He is eligible to face Newcastle at St James' Park this Sunday 

Mangala looked tired after a tough workout at Carrington on Tuesday 

Eliaquim Mangala is British football's most expensive defender ever, but the new Manchester City recruit was put through his paces in training on Tuesday, and may have realised the step up from the Portuguese League to the Premier League is bigger than he thought.

Signed for £32million from Porto, Mangala was pictured in his first training session at Carrington marking Sergio Aguero and Co.

Mangala said: ‘I am happy now because I will be able to start a new adventure. I will be able to train again. It was good to be on holidays, but after a time I started to find the time quite long.

‘I went on a run every day and trained in the gym. Holidays are great but if the time is too long, it is difficult to come back. I think that I will need a bit of time but I will work hard in order to be 100 per cent as soon as possible.'

Mangala, 23, became City’s sixth signing of the summer after agreeing a five-year deal, and manager Manuel Pellegrini is confident that one of the most highly rated defenders in Europe will prove to be well worth the money.

‘I’m delighted to have added a player of Eliaquim’s quality in the squad,’ said Pellegrini, who saw his defence struggle in the 3-0 defeat by Arsenal in Sunday’s Community Shield.

‘He is already a fine player but in my opinion he has all the mental, physical, technical and tactical attributes to become one of Europe’s very best defenders.'