Bayern Munich of Germany have completed the signings of Benfica’s midfielder Renato Sanches and the 18-year-old Portuguese international will cost Bayern €35m.
Sanches was wanted by several top clubs, including Manchester United but the Bundesliga winners won the race. The player completed a medical on Monday in Munich and the club’s CEO, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, said: “We have been monitoring Renato Sanches for a long time now and we are very happy to have signed him despite a lot of competition for him.
Rummenigge added of the 18-year-old, who was born in Lisbon to parents from Cape Verde: “Renato is a dynamic, tough and technically skilful midfielder who will make our team stronger.”
Sanches featured for Benfica in the Champions League against Bayern Munich this season and Bayern added in a statement: “The fee for the Portuguese international is €35m with bonuses if he is selected in the Fifa team of the year or wins the Fifa player of the year award.”
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