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Ederson agrees to join Manchester City

8 Jun 2017
Ederson, Manchester City

Citizens announce that Brazilian goalkeeper will join the club from Benfica on 1 July

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Manchester City have announced their second signing of the summer with the arrival of Benfica goalkeeper Ederson.

The 23-year-old has agreed a long-term deal to move to the Etihad Stadium for an undisclosed fee on 1 July.

“I like everything about Manchester City,” Ederson told mancity.com. “This is a great club, the league they have here in England and they have amazing fans and they play splendid football.

Ederson on why he decided to join City

Ederson becomes the fourth Brazilian at the club after Fernandinho, Fernando and Gabriel Jesus.

He broke into the Benfica team last March and has played 37 times, helping them win both the Portuguese league and cup last season.

The highly-rated Brazilian follows the arrival of attacking midfielder Bernardo Silva from AS Monaco.

View: Man City announce Ederson signing

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