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Manchester City signed the "new Neymar"

The English club secured the new Brazilian jewel. 

By Fredi Roman

The English club secured the new Brazilian jewel. 
The English club secured the new Brazilian jewel. 
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The talent of the Brazilian promise already has a European destination. After several weeks of negotiations and rumors, Fluminense reached an agreement with Manchester City to transfer Kayky to the Premier League. The talented 17-year-old will defend the tricolor shirt until the end of the season and will start 2022 under the orders of Josep Guardiola.

The "left-handed Neymar", as the Brazilian press calls him, will sign for five seasons once he steps in Europe. “We are delighted to confirm that we have closed the transfer with Fluminense for Kayky. The teenager will stay in Brazil until the end of the current season, "reported the Cityzens through an official statement on their social networks.

Manchester City acquired 80% of the player's economic rights for a fixed € 10 million plus bonuses of up to € 11 million in the same currency: € 7 million of which are short / medium-term objectives and € 4 million in target goals. long term. In addition, there is a purchase option clause for the remaining 20% of the economic rights for an additional 5 million euros.

Adding everything up, Fluminense can receive up to 26 million euros for the entire token. The bonuses that will appear in the next contract will be activated with the performance of the winger with the shirt of the English team. Some of the points are for performance such as number of games, number of games as a starter, number of goals, titles and calls for the Brazilian team.

Fluminense first team coach Roger Machado revealed that Kayky became interested in clubs in Europe before starting to play professionally when he received offers from Manchester City and Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk. At the beginning of the year he was promoted to the main squad when the Carioca Championship was just beginning and he already accumulates a total of 10 official matches: four as a starter, the last against River Plate, where he became the youngest player in the club to play the Copa Libertadores.

 


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