Ruben Dias at Manchester City showed up through Benfica when the Portuguese defender completed his $84 million move to the Premier League.
Given their 5–2 home defeat to Leicester City on Sunday, City wants defensive help. It’s just a moment.
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Dias, 23, is one of Europe’s most productive central defenders and Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City has temporarily moved to review and solve its defensive problems.
On one on their website, the Portuguese giants Benfica showed the sale of Dias since the procedures of the move will now be reviewed in the coming days.
In the first press release (22. 59 hours), he reported that he had reached an agreement with Manchester City for the sale of central defence Rubén Dias for EUR 68 million, plus another EUR 3. 6 million, depending on the achievement of the similar objectives. Performance of the English club. This agreement on the signing of the player’s sporting employment contract with Manchester City. »
Benfica announced that it had bought Manchester City defender Nicolas Otamendi, 32, for $17. 5 million to upgrade Dias.
At the time of the press release (23. 00 hours) Sport Lisboa e Benfica – Futebol, SAD announced that it had reached an agreement with Manchester City for the signing of central defender Nicolas Otamendi for 15 million euros. This agreement on the signing of a sports employment contract with the player and the wear and tear of medical examinations.
Having spent $53 million on Central Defense Nathan Ake this summer, Guardiola has yet to fill a gap along Vincent Kompany in his defense. 12 months later, Manchester City still struggles defensively.
Kalidou Koulibaly was related to a transfer to Manchester City, but they may not get along with Napoli and have opted for Dias. With Aymeric Laporte close to getting back in shape, there’s no doubt manchester City’s defense will. in the coming weeks and months.
And my God, you have to. If Pep Guardiola’s team has a chance to win the Premier League and fight for the Champions League, they just have to do it at the rear and the existing players have shown that they are not up to the task. required, as well as Dias and Ake.
Dias is a confident defender on the ball, which will suit the City, but more importantly, they want him to hit the court running and be a dominant defender.
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