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Man City manager Pep Guardiola makes prediction about new signing Ruben Dias

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straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola has indicated that Ruben Dias's character was an important factor in Manchester City deciding to make him their new club record signing.

The Blues paid £65.2m for the centre-back from Benfica, although they did get £13.7m for Nicolas Otamendi to go the other way.

City's hope is that Dias can fill the void left by Vincent Kompany after a two-year hunt for the Belgian's successor that also included looking at Harry Maguire, Kalidou Koulibaly and Jules Kounde.

As much as Dias is expected to improve City in both boxes - and he started confidently enough at Leeds after only a few training sessions - the leadership that the 23-year-old displays on the pitch was also highlighted by the club's recruitment.

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