Manchester City have turned to Ruben Dias in a bid to fill the void left by long-serving captain Vincent Kompany in 2019, and reeling after an intiguing 5-2 Premier League drubbing at the hands of Leicester City.

To win the 23-year-old Dias to the Manchester club, it will cost City an initial £62million (€68m), plus £2.1m (€3.6m) in add-ons if he triggers various performance-related clauses.

Sunday’s announcement, with Nicolas Otamendi, set to move in the opposite direction, takes Guardiola’s spending as City manager on defenders to in excess of £410m (€451m) since 2016.

City won two Premier League titles under Guardiola, while the team’s defence remains a weakness, especially in pursuit of European glory.

As City welcome Dias to Manchester, we look at Guardiola’s previous defender signings while in the Citizens dugout.