Manchester City have finalized the signing of teenage defender Vitor Reis in a £29.6 million deal from Brazilian side Palmeiras.
The 19-year-old has committed to a four-and-a-half-year contract with the club.
Reis, a right-footed central defender, has made 22 appearances for Palmeiras and featured nine times for Brazil’s Under-17 team.
Although Palmeiras had expressed a desire to retain Reis on loan for the rest of the season, City opted for an immediate transfer this month.
“This is a dream come true, since I was a young kid I’ve always dreamt with an opportunity just like this one and play for a club as big as City,” said Reis.
“The magnitude of Manchester City, its history and its structure. When the door knocked and it was Manchester City, I knew there wasn’t anywhere else to go.”
The Brazilian is City’s second signing of the January transfer window after Uzbekistan defender Abdukodir Khusanov.
City’s Premier League title defence has been undermined by injury problems this season, particularly in defence.
The club hope to complete a deal for Eintracht Frankfurt striker Omar Marmoush before the window closes.