Manchester City to sign a new player for 53 million euros
Benfica, the Portuguese soccer club, announced yesterday evening, Sunday, that its international defender Robin Dias has moved to Manchester City for 68 million euros, including the transfer of the last defender of the Argentine international, Nicolas Otamendi, to the first ranks for 15 million euros.
Benfica announced in a statement that he had reached an agreement with Manchester City to transfer Dias, 23, to his ranks, with bonuses worth 3.6 million euros, based on the results achieved by the team of Spanish coach Josep Guardiola, explaining that the deal will take place after the medical examinations that the player will conduct. In Manchester.
The Portuguese international defense pole (23 international matches), who formed in Benfica, will succeed the 32-year-old Argentine national team defense pole Otamendi, who knows Portuguese football well because he played with Porto between the summer of 2010 and January 2014.
Benfica coach George Gesos made it clear at the end of last week that the departure of Robin Dias became a necessity to achieve the financial balance of the club after losing to Pauk Thessaloniki (1-2) in the third preliminary round of the Champions League.
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