ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən wˈiːkənz mˌeɪd ɐ pˈaʊnd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ mˈuːv tʊ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ klˈʌb mˈæntʃɛstɚ sˈɪɾi, hˌuː wɜː ðˈɛn plˈeɪɪŋ ɪnðə fˈɜːst dᵻvˈɪʒən.
In 1997 Wiekens made a £500,000 move to English club Manchester City, who were then playing in the First Division.