Man City sign Brazilian defender Danilo
Jul 23, 2017 - 8:57 AM Manchester City have signed defender Danilo from Spanish champions Real Madrid on a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee, the Premier League club said on Sunday.The 26-year-old joined Madrid in 2015 and played 24 matches for Zinedine Zidane's side last season as they won the Spanish league title, sealed their second consecutive Champions Legaue trophy and won the Club World Cup.
"I am very, very happy to be joining Manchester City," Danilo told City's website.
"There has been strong interest from other clubs, but it has always been my ambition to play for Pep Guardiola. As soon as I heard of his interest, I knew immediately I wanted to be a City player."
British media reports claimed the Brazilian joined City for a fee of around 26 million pounds ($A43 million), making him manager Guardiola's second major defensive signing in the current window following Kyle Walker's arrival earlier this month.
Danilo, who previously won two league titles in four years at Portuguese club FC Porto, will join his new team mates in their pre-season US tour and could face his former club when City play Madrid on Wednesday.
Manchester City are also reportedly closing in on a deal which would make Monaco's Benjamin Mendy the world's most expensive defender at PS52 million ($85m).
Guardiola has also drafted Portuguese goalkeeper Ederson (PS35m), Douglas Luiz (PS10m) and Mendy's former Monaco teammate Bernardo Silva for PS43m.
Mendy has been high on their wanted list since impressing in Monaco's two-legged victory over City in the Champions League's round of 16. The 23-year-old only played one season for the principality club following his arrival from Marseille, playing 34 times and helping the club to their first Ligue 1 title in 17 years.
Source: AAP
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