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Manchester City sign Benfica goalkeeper Ederson for £35m as Pep Guardiola invests in new No 1

Manchester City have completed the £34.7million signing of Benfica goalkeeper Ederson Moraes.

The 23-year-old Brazilian has moved to the Etihad on a five-year contract to become City's new No 1.

The fee for Ederson breaks the British transfer record for a goalkeeper, eclipsing the £18.9m deal that brought David de Gea to Manchester United from Atletico Madrid six years ago.

Manchester City have completed the u00a334.7million signing of Benfica goalkeeper Ederson
Manchester City have completed the £34.7million signing of Benfica goalkeeper Ederson
City announced the deal on their Instagram on Thursday morning after completing the signing
City announced the deal on their Instagram on Thursday morning after completing the signing

However, the €40m that City have paid Benfica technically falls short of the world record €50m transfer of Gianluigi Buffon from Parma to Juventus in 2001.