A closer look at Manchester City new boy Ruben Dias

The Portugal defender has signed for £62m from Benfica.

Published Sep 29, 2020

Last updated Oct 13, 2020

Manchester City have added defensive reinforcement with the £62million signing of Portugal centre-back Ruben Dias from Benfica.

Here, the PA news agency takes a look at the 23-year-old and how he will fit into the City side.

Profile

Dias is a product of Benfica’s academy at Seixal and will be following a route taken in recent years by Bernardo Silva and Ederson by moving to City. He has been hugely influential for the Lisbon club since breaking into their first team and played a key role in the Portuguese title success of 2018-19. He captained the team and scored in his final appearance against Moreirense on Saturday. He has 19 caps for Portugal and helped them win the Nations League last year.

Playing style

Ruben Dias, left, tackles Leipzig’s Nicolas Kuhn (John Walton/PA)

Why City need him

Vincent Kompany has been badly missed since leaving City last year (Martin Rickett/PA)

Why City turned to Dias

Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly was strongly linked with City (Scott Heavey/PA)