• Spending on defenders reaches ?63.4m in two days
  • Reis has played for Brazil under-16s and under-17s

Manchester City have continued their rebuild by signing the defender Vitor Reis from Palmeiras for ?29.6m. The 19-year-old is the second centre-half bought by the club in two days, after Abdukodir Khusanov, and takes their spending to ?63.4m, with about another ?50m poised to be spent on the forward Omar Marmoush.
The deal for Reis, who has played for Brazil?s under-16s and under-17s and can also operate as a full-back, does not include add-ons. He has come through the academy at Palmeiras and made 22 first-team appearances.
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