Manchester City have signed 19-year-old defender Vitor Reis from Brazilian club Palmeiras for €35million (£29.5m, $35.8m).

Manchester City has signed 19-year-old Brazilian defender Vitor Reis from Palmeiras on a four-and-a-half-year contract. Reis, lauded for his performances in Brazil, expressed excitement about joining the English champions and working with Pep Guardiola.

MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City signed a second defender in two days, this time 19-year-old Vitor Reis from Palmeiras for 35 million euros ($36 million) on Tuesday. Lens' Abdukodir Khusanov signed on Monday for a 4 1/2-year contract. The length of Reis' contract wasn't given.

Vitor Reis has joined Manchester City in a £29.6m move from Brazilian side Palmeiras on a four-and-a-half-year deal. The Brazilian defender is City’s second signing in January, following the arrival of Uzbekistan defender Abdukodir Khusanov.

Palmeiras have now accepted that Vitor Reis will move to Manchester City this month in a deal worth £36 million.

Manchester City were forced to raise their total proposal to Palmeiras for Vitor Reis in order to get a deal over the line for the 19-year-old this month, according to reports.The Brazilian

Speaking to television broadcasters prior to the matchday seven clash with Paris Saint-Germain in the French capital, Guardiola revealed that his Belgian winger had sustained an injury problem during the closing exchanges of the 0-6 win over Ipswich Town last weekend.

Manchester City on Thursday announced the signing of Eintracht Frankfurt forward Omar Marmoush, with Kyle Walker joining AC Milan on loan, as the club step up their rebuild during a disappointing season.

However, it is claimed that the Brazilian club ‘put their foot down’ in negotiations and wanted a guaranteed €35 million, while Manchester City wanted to take the 19-year-old defender immediately in the ongoing window.

Manchester City have completed the signing of teenage defender Vitor Reis in a £29.6m move from Brazilian club Palmeiras. The 19-year-old has signed a four-and-a-half-year deal. Reis, a right-footed central defender,

Palmeiras had hoped to keep Reis on loan for the remainder of the season but City have insisted that he moved this month amid their recent injury crisis in defence