Manchester City have confirmed that they have reached an agreement to buy 17-year-old Fluminense winger Kayky.
Kayky has only nine older appearances to his name, but has already aroused Fluminense fans with two goals and an assist, which deserves comparisons with Paris Saint-Germain superstar Neymar.
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City have been chasing the teenager for a while, with most reports suggesting an agreement was almost complete a few weeks ago, but the club have now confirmed that Kayky will join City when the Brazilian season ends in December.
“We are pleased to confirm that we have reached an agreement with Fluminese regarding the future transfer of Kayky,” reads a statement on Twitter. “The teenage game will remain with Fluminese until the end of the Brazilian season.”
According to The Athletic, City have agreed to share around £ 9 million to sign Kayky, and Fluminense also retains a 20% sales clause.
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– Cariocão (@Cariocao) April 23, 2021
Such a fee indicates that City have high hopes for the teenager, who is expected to join the club’s U23 line-up when he arrives in England. He has the raw, exciting talent that will get fans asking for a place in the senior side, but it seems that City prefer to be patient.
City has been tasked with retaining some of Europe’s top young people in recent years, but their purchases have not always gone according to plan.
Right-back Yan Couto arrived from the Brazilian side Coritiba last summer and was expected to compete for a place in Pep Guardiola’s first team, only to be sent to Girona on loan three months later.
However, Kayky comes with a higher reputation as the most fun thing that happens when you are compared to Neymar after being a professional football player for a few days.
He has been making fans drool for a while now, but City supporters will have to wait until January at the earliest before they get a glimpse of Kayky.
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