Manchester City sign Matheus Nunes from Wolves for £53m

Nunes joined Wolves for a club-record £38m from Sporting Lisbon

Manchester City person completed the signing of midfielder Matheus Nunes from Wolves for £53m.

The Portugal international, who has 11 caps for his country, has signed a five-year declaration with City.

"I'm truthful blessed to beryllium joining Manchester City, the champions of Europe and a nine I've admired for a agelong time," said Nunes.

"The accidental to enactment nether [City manager] Pep Guardiola, 1 of the top managers ever, and alongside immoderate of the champion players successful the satellite was thing I simply couldn't crook down.

"I learned truthful overmuch during my play astatine Wolves and I'm excited to proceed improving successful the Premier League, a part which brings the champion retired of me. I'm truly excited to get going, conscionable the fans and hopefully beryllium a portion of plentifulness much occurrence astatine City."

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'It wasn't indispensable the stance Matheus took'

City had a erstwhile bid for Nunes rejected, with Wolves holding retired for a interest person to their asking terms of implicit £60m.

Nunes had been absent from grooming for the Molineux nine precocious aft making it wide helium wanted to articulation Guardiola's side.

"I was disappointed with however it ended, it wasn't indispensable the stance Matheus took, but we ended with a bully solution for everyone," said Wolves sporting manager Matt Hobbs.

"Matheus is simply a hugely talented subordinate who would admit that past play helium didn't deed the heights helium expected, but it was a pugnacious play for the team, truthful possibly helium wasn't allowed to bash that."

Wolves signed Nunes connected a five-year declaration past summer, paying a club-record £38m to Sporting Lisbon.

He was a cardinal fig during the 2nd fractional of past play arsenic Wolves successfully avoided relegation, finishing 13th successful the table.

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