FOOTBALL – Manchester City have signed defender Vitor Reis from Brazilian Serie A side Palmeiras on a four-and-a-half-year contract, the Premier League club said yesterday.
The 19-year-old joins for a fee British media reports said was £29.6 million ($36.20m) from Palmeiras.
A Brazil under-17 international, Reis has made 18 league appearances for Palmeiras and is considered a key component of City manager Pep Guardiola’s vision to reshape the squad.
Reis will line up alongside fellow promising youngster Abdukodir Khusanov, 20, who completed a £33.6m move from Lens on Monday as part of the team’s transition to a new generation.
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