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Manchester City sign Matheus Nunes from Wolves for £53m

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Manchester City have completed the signing of Portuguese midfielder Matheus Nunes from Wolves for £53m.

The deal says that Wolves will get 10% of any profit City makes from selling the 25-year-old player in the future.

The international player from Portugal, who has played 11 times for his country, has signed a five-year deal with City.

“I’m so happy to be joining Manchester City, the champions of Europe and a club I’ve admired for a long time,” said Nunes.

Wolves turned down a previous offer from City for Nunes because they wanted closer to their asking price of over £60m.

Nunes had recently stopped training with the Molineux club because he wanted to join Pep Guardiola’s team.

“The opportunity to work under Pep Guardiola, one of the greatest managers ever, and alongside some of the best players in the world was something I simply couldn’t turn down,” added Nunes.

“I learned so much during my season at Wolves and I’m excited to continue improving in the Premier League, a division which brings the best out of me. I’m really excited to get going, meet the fans and hopefully be a part of plenty more success at City.”

Last summer, Wolves gave Nunes a five-year contract and paid Sporting Lisbon a club-record £38 million to get him.

He was a key player for Wolves in the second half of last season, when they finished 13th in the table and avoided relegation.