Manchester City are getting a "top, top player" in Ruben Dias, according to Jose Fonte, who says the "humble" defender is ready to challenge himself in the Premier League.
City have reached an agreement to sign Dias for an initial £62 million ($79m) from Benfica, as the Portuguese club announced on Sunday night.
Nicolas Otamendi will head to the Estadio da Luz as part of the deal, which is expected to be finalised before the summer transfer window closes on October 5.
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Dias will join a City side which suffered their first defeat of the new Premier League season against Leicester at the Etihad Stadium over the weekend, with familiar defensive flaws emphatically exposed by Brendan Rodgers' high-flying Foxes.