Manchester City sign Matheus Nunes from Wolves and sell Cole Palmer to Chelsea

Manchester City made the first major moves of transfer deadline day as they sold Cole Palmer to Chelsea and then clinched the signing of Matheus Nunes from Wolverhampton Wanderers.

After upping their initial offer for Nunes from £47.3 million to £53 million – a club record sale for Wolves – late on Thursday, a deal was completed well ahead of Friday night's 11pm cut off (Saturday 2am UAE time).

The 25-year-old Portugal international had been pushing hard for the move, including briefly going on strike earlier this week and refusing to train.

City manager Pep Guardiola had been keen to bring in a central midfielder after a serious hamstring injury ruled out Kevin de Bruyne for several months.

Nunes told City’s official website: “I’m so happy to be joining Manchester City, the champions of Europe and a club I’ve admired for a long time.

“The opportunity to work under Pep Guardiola, one of the greatest managers ever, and alongside some of the best players in the world was something I couldn’t turn down.

“I’ve learned so much during my season at Wolves and I’m excited to continue improving in the Premier League, a division which brings the best out of me.”

Let’s find out a little more about Matheus!