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Manchester City signed Vitor Reis from Palmeiras on a four-and-a-half-year deal until the summer of 2029.
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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 on Tuesday.
Palmeiras were reluctant to part with the 19-year-old, as they hoped to have him available for this year’s Club World Cup. However, Reis will join City immediately.
A centre-back and regular captain on his journey through Palmeiras’ youth ranks, Reis made his senior debut in June 2024 and went on to be a key part of the team as they finished runners-up in the Brazilian Serie A.
Reis said it’s a ‘dream come true’ to join Manchester City. He is City’s second signing of the January transfer window after joining from Palmeiras following the arrival of Uzbek enforcer Abdukodir Khusanov.
“The magnitude of Manchester City, its history and its structure,” he said when asked what he admired most about the Club. “I followed a lot in the last few years. All we watch on TV is Manchester City so every kid who loves football is certainly watching Manchester City. When the door knocked and it was Manchester City, I knew there wasn’t anywhere else to go,” said Reis.
He played 22 times for his boyhood club, including 18 games in the league and two matches in the Copa Libertadores.
Reis, a versatile defender comfortable at centre back and right back, developed through Palmeiras’ academy, making his senior debut last June. His talents reportedly attracted interest from numerous elite European clubs, including Real Madrid.
Compatriots Fernandinho and Gabriel Jesus, who also moved from Palmeiras as a teenager, have previously excelled at City under Guardiola while Ederson and Savinho are still at the club.
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Reis will line up alongside fellow promising youngster Abdukodir Khusanov, 20, who signed on Monday from Lens as part of the team’s transition to a new generation.
(With inputs from Agencies)
