Manchester City ‘complete signing of Fluminense starlet Kayky for an initial £8.5m’ with the 17-year-old forward, already compared to Brazil and PSG star Neymar, set to move next year
- Kayky, 17, has just broken into the first team at Brazilian club Fluminense
- Forward has already drawn comparisons with the Brazil and PSG star Neymar
- Man City have seen off competition from Liverpool and others to sign him
- They will pay Fluminense at initial £8.5m rising to £15m with possible add-ons
- Reports suggest Kayky will move to England on a five-year deal next year
Manchester City ‘have completed the signing of Brazilian starlet Kayky’ from Fluminense in a deal worth an initial £8.5million.
The 17-year-old forward has drawn comparisons with Brazil and Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar and was also being courted by Liverpool, Shakhtar Donetsk and leading Spanish clubs.
But City have won the race to sign the wonderkid, who has scored twice in six first-team appearances for Fluminense in their state championship this year.
Manchester City ‘have wrapped up the signing of Brazilian starlet Kayky from Fluminense’
The 17-year-old has been compared with compatriot and Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar
The Italian football journalist Fabrizio Romano reports that Kayky will arrive in Manchester next year and personal terms have been agreed for a five-year deal.
City will pay Fluminense an initial £8.5m with add-ons to follow which could take the eventual transfer fee to around £15m. The Brazilian club will also receive a percentage of any future sale.
Kayky will join up with City’s youth set-up when he arrives in England.
City have also been linked with another Fluminense prospect, the 17-year-old defensive midfielder Metinho.
The English club have also shown interest in fellow Fluminense youngster Metinho
In 2020, the four-time Premier League champions made two eye-catching purchases from South America.
They signed Yan Couto in March, with the 18-year-old Brazilian right-back moving from Coritiba on July 1.
He was then loaned out for this season to City Football Group (CFG) side Girona, who ply their trade in the Spanish Segunda Division.
City also captured Peruvian defender Kluiverth Aguilar from Alianza Lima for a fee of £1.5m last April. He will join later this year when he turns 18 in May.
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