Benfica announced that it had reached an agreement with Manchester City regarding the transfer of Portugal defender Ruben Dias to the English club for £65m.
In return, the Portuguese club declared that it would include City’s Argentine center-back Nicolas Otamendi, 32, in a separate transfer for £13.7m.
Both players still need to finalize their moves by signing contracts with their new teams.
Dias, 23, had lead Benfica’s win over Moreirense on Saturday and hugged team-mates and sporting director Rui Costa at the final whistle.
After the match, Dias told Benfica TV: “It was a very important game for me and being able to mark it with a goal was very special.”, having scored his 12th goal for the club in 133 appearances.
“I believe that everyone already has an idea why I hugged Rui Costa.”, he added.
Dias has been a key figure in the heart of Benfica’s defence for the past three seasons and when this move is confirmed, it will link up with compatriots Bernardo Silva and Joao Cancelo.
Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly, 29, was City’s top target this summer in the beginning, but the Italian club wanted £80m for the Senegal defender, which City could not pay, according to BBC.com.
Man City manager Pep Guardiola has been in need of a right-sided central defender since Vincent Kompany retired last summer.
