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Manchester City sign Ruben Dias from Benfica for £65m as Pep Guardiola improves his defence after shipping five goals - with Nicolas Otamendi heading in the opposite direction

Manchester City have agreed the £65million signing of Benfica defender Ruben Dias with Nicolas Otamendi travelling in the opposite direction for a separate £13.7m.

Both deals are subject to the agreement of personal terms at their prospective clubs.

The Portuguese giants made the announcement of the agreement via two statements.

Manchester City have sealed a u00a365million deal for Benfica defender Ruben Dias
Manchester City's Nicolas Otamendi will go the opposite way for a separate fee of u00a313.7million

In the first statement, Benfica said they had 'reached an agreement with Manchester City for the sale of all the rights of central defender Ruben Dias for the amount of 68million euros, plus an additional amount of 3.