Manchester City seal £27m signing of Gabriel Jesus on five-year deal after beating Barcelona to his signature

By Chris Wheeler for MailOnline15:01 GMT 03 Aug 2016, updated 15:30 GMT 03 Aug 2016


Gabriel Jesus has completed his £27million move to Manchester City
The highly-rated 19-year-old winger leaves Brazilian outfit Palmeiras
He joins Leroy Sane in signing for the Premier League club this week
Like Sane, Gabriel Jesus has agreed a five-year contract at the Etihad
The Brazil U23 international will stay with Palmeiras until Christmas

Manchester City have confirmed the £27million signing of Palmeiras forward Gabriel Jesus.

Just 24 hours after completing Leroy Sane's £37m move from Schalke, City fought off competition from Barcelona to capture the exciting 19-year-old Brazilian winger.

Like Sane, Jesus - who is representing his country at the Rio Olympics - has agreed a five-year contract at the Etihad although he will stay with Palmeiras until Christmas when the Brazilian season ends before joining Pep Guardiola's side.

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+7He will stay with Palmeiras on loan until Christmas after playing for Brazil at the Rio Olympics


He attracted interest from Europe's top clubs after scoring 19 goals in 30 games this season.

Barcelona, in particular, were keen to team him up with compatriot Neymar at the Nou Camp, but City confirmed on Wednesday that they have got their man for an initial fee understood to be £27m with the possibility of up to £4m in add-ons.

After sealing his move, Jesus said: 'Manchester City is one of the best clubs in the world so I'm really pleased to sign.