Teenage Colombian forward Marlos Moreno has joined Manchester City on a five-year contract, the Premier League side announced on Saturday.
The 19-year-old arrives from his formative club Atletico Nacional and will spend the 2016-17 season on loan at Spanish side Deportivo La Coruna.
He is reported to have cost City 4.75 million pounds ($6.2 million, 5.6 million euros).
“City are one of the best clubs in the world. It will be nice to experience being part of such a big club. I want to make the most of it,” Moreno told the City website.
“Pep Guardiola is one of the best managers in the world. I think he likes young players very much and he can improve young players tactically and technically.
“It will be great to work with him and to be part of a great team.”
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Moreno has been capped seven times by Colombia and helped Atletico Nacional win this year’s Copa Libertadores.
He is new City manager Guardiola’s seventh close-season signing, following Leroy Sane, Ilkay Gundogan, Nolito, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Gabriel Jesus and Aaron Mooy.
“Marlos is an excellent prospect who has already broken into his national team,” said City’s director of football, Txiki Begiristain.
“He’s a versatile player, still learning, but we believe he has a fantastic future in the game and with City.
“He makes and scores goals and is an intelligent footballer. We’re delighted to have signed him.”
Sunderland signs Chelsea defender Papy Djilobodji
Sunderland manager David Moyes has made Chelsea defender Papy Djilobodji his first signing in an £8million transfer.
The Senegal international, who can also play as a defensive midfielder, has signed a four-year contract at the Stadium of Light.
The 27-year-old spent the second half of last season on loan at Werder Bremen, helping them to Bundesliga safety with an 88th-minute winner against Eintracht Frankfurt on the final day of the campaign.
Djilobodji began his career in Senegal with ASC Saloum before joining French club US Senart-Moissy in October 2009.
He joined Nantes in 2010 and went on to make 171 appearances, scoring nine goals across five years.
Djilobodji joined Chelsea last summer for a reported £2.7m, but his only appearance came as an 89th-minute substitute in a 4-1 Capital One Cup win at Walsall.
However, despite his minimal impact at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea have trebled their money on a player who has been capped 13 times by Senegal and appeared at the 2015 African Cup of Nations.
“Chelsea Football Club thanks Papy for his service and wishes him well for the future,” said a statement on the London club’s official website.
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