Manchester City have signed Javi Garcia from Benfica for an initial fee of £15.8million.
Garcia, 25, underwent a medical at Bridgewater Hospital before completing his move to the Etihad Stadium.
The defensive midfielder has been capped once by Spain and will wear the No 14 shirt.
Medical: Javi Garcia (left) arrives at Manchester City ahead of his proposed deal
He made a further 15 appearances before moving to Benfica in 2009, helping the Eagles to the league title a year later.
Garcia is the cousin of former Liverpool forward Luis Garcia and hopes to make his City debut against Stoke after the international break.
The Premier League champions had already embarked on a frantic deadline day by signing Swansea winger Scott Sinclair, Inter Milan’s Brazil defender Maicon, Fiorentina centre back Matija Nastasic and goalkeeper Richard Wright.
Blue is the colour: Manchester City new boy Javi Garcia
Notably, they have failed to land four of his main targets in Robin van Persie, Eden Hazard, Javi Martinez and Daniele De Rossi.
But the Italian was in more conciliatory mood on Friday as he blamed City’s problems on the prohibitive valuations other clubs have put on their players.
‘I was frustrated because it’s difficult to do everything in a week or 10 days,’ said Mancini. ‘Now I think they have worked very well in the last two weeks.
City slicker: Scott Sinclair holds the Manchester City shirt after completing his move from Swansea
‘It’s a problem that every time you go to buy one player the other club can ask £20m. This is not correct from the other club.
‘Sometimes it’s not possible to take all the players you want. You should have a different choice. But if I get these players, I’m happy.’
Although Garcia can also play at centre back, the defensive midfielder has been signed to replace Nigel de Jong, who joined AC Milan for £4m yesterday. Like De Jong, Maicon was in the last year of his contract at Inter and therefore the 31-year-old Brazil right back was also available for a relatively low price of £3.1m.
Although neither Maicon nor Nastasic are expected in Manchester until after the forthcoming international break, Sinclair could be in the squad to face Queens Park Rangers on Saturday after moving from Swansea for £6.2m plus add-ons.
Meanwhile, Dedryck Boyata joined Dutch side FC Twente on loan.
‘Sometimes it’s not possible to take all the players you want. You should have a different choice. But if I get these players, I’m happy.’
Although Garcia can also play at centre back, the defensive midfielder has been signed to replace Nigel de Jong, who joined AC Milan for £4m yesterday. Like De Jong, Maicon was in the last year of his contract at Inter and therefore the 31-year-old Brazil right back was also available for a relatively low price of £3.1m.
Although neither Maicon nor Nastasic are expected in Manchester until after the forthcoming international break, Sinclair could be in the squad to face Queens Park Rangers on Saturday after moving from Swansea for £6.2m plus add-ons.
Meanwhile, Dedryck Boyata joined Dutch side FC Twente on loan.
First day: Scott Sinclair (centre) joins his new Manchester City team-mates in training on Friday morning
Welcome aboard: City boss Roberto Mancini shakes
Sinclair's hand on arrival at training, while new goalkeeper Richard
Wright (right) was also on show after completing his free transfer to
the Premier League champions
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