Atletico Madrid have signed Portugal forward Joao Felix from Benfica for €126m, making him the fifth most expensive transfer in history.
Felix has signed a seven-year deal with Atletico, who will pay the fee in instalments. The 19-year-old is only behind Neymar, Kylian Mbappe, Philippe Coutinho and Ousmane Dembele in the list of big money moves.
Felix scored 15 goals for Benfica during their league winning campaign last season and he also became the youngest player to score a Europa League hat-trick in a 4-2 win over Eintracht Frankfurt.
He made his international debut against Switzerland in the Nations League semi-final in June.
Ladies and gentlemen...
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Atletico also confirmed the signings of Hector Herrera and Felipe from Porto.
The Spanish club will sell midfielder Rodri to Premier League champions Manchester City while Antoine Griezmann is expected to join Barcelona.
