Goalkeeper Ederson has joined Manchester City for a fee of  34.7 m pound, according to selling club Benfica.

City have yet to validate the offer as they are still dealing with 3rd party ownership concerns however are hopeful they will be fixed in the coming days.

Benfica stated on Thursday that fifty percent of the charge will go to third parties, including the 23-year-old’s former Brazilian team, Rio Ave.

The goalkeeper originally joined Benfica as a 16-year-old but he was launched after 2 years and spent time with Portuguese lower-league side Ribeirao prior to going back to Rio Ave.

Ederson went back to the Estadio Luz in the summertime of 2015 as well as went on to win two organization titles and also 3 cups with the Lisbon-based side.

The goalkeeper was called by Brazil in March but has yet to be topped.

Ederson is set to test Claudio Bravo for the starting area in objective at the Etihad Stadium, with England stopper Joe Hart from favour. Goalkeeper Willy Caballero has left City complying with the expiration of his contract.

City have throwing away little time in strengthening ahead of the 2017/18 project, having last week completed a ₤ 43m deal to authorize Bernardo Silva from Monaco.

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