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Manchester City beats Barcelona to Velez wonderkid

Pep Guardiola's side have seen off competition from the Spanish champions to clinch the signing of Benjamin Garre, the 15-year-old grandson of a 1986 World Cup winner.

Manchester City has seen off competition from Barcelona to sign Benjamin Garre from Velez Sarsfield, Goal understands.

Pep Guardiola's new club have secured the 15-year-old's signature despite interest from the Spanish champions, with Garre considered one of the best players of his generation in Argentina.

The attacking midfielder is the grandson of Oscar Garre, a former defender who was part of Argentina's 1986 World Cup-winning squad, and it is understood that City will pay only minimal compensation as he was not under contract.