Manchester City Swoop For Matheus Nunes, Sell Cole Palmer To Chelsea On Deadline Day

Manchester City signed Wolves midfielder Matheus Nunes in a £53 million ($63 million) deal after selling Cole Palmer to Chelsea in the hectic final hours of the Premier League transfer window. After another lavish summer of spending by English top-flight clubs, Friday's 2200 GMT deadline was expected to bring a last flurry of signings as teams fine-tune their squads. Treble winners City led the way with a swoop for Portugal international Nunes to replace rising star Palmer after his switch to Stamford Bridge for an initial £40 million.

Nunes, who played in last year's World Cup, made 41 appearances for Wolves after signing from Sporting Lisbon last year.

The 25-year-old agreed a five-year contract with City and admitted he can't wait to work with boss Pep Guardiola.

"I'm so happy to be joining Manchester City, the champions of Europe and a club I've admired for a long time," he said.

"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 simply couldn't turn down."

Moving in the opposite direction was City midfielder Tommy Doyle, who joined Wolves on a season-long loan.

Palmer agreed a seven-year contract with Chelsea, who have a club option of a further 12 month extension and could pay City an extra £2.5 million in add-on clauses.

City were keen to keep Palmer, but the size of Chelsea's offer eventually persuaded them to cash in on a player who was keen for more regular first-team opportunities after helping England win the Under-21 European Championship this year.

"I'm excited to get started and it feels great to sign," Palmer said.

"I've joined Chelsea because the project here sounds good and because of the platform I will