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Manchester City to buy Brazilian Douglas Luiz for £10.7m and loan the midfielder to sister club Girona

Manchester City are signing Vasco da Gama teenager Douglas Luiz for £10.7million.

The Brazil Under 20 international midfielder is expected to join City's Spanish sister club Girona on loan.

The 19-year-old Douglas had signed a contract until 2021 at Vasco but has been under City's scrutiny since impressing at the South American U20 Championships.

Manchester City are set to snap up 19-year-old Brazilian midfielder Douglas Luiz (right)
Manchester City are set to snap up 19-year-old Brazilian midfielder Douglas Luiz (right)

He missed the weekend's game against Vitoria due to an ankle injury and has taken the chance to move to Europe with City.

City will take up a 50 per cent stake in Girona and also plan to loan them Belgium defender Jason Denayer and 19-year-old full-back Pablo Maffeo.