Ruben Dias is back in the Manchester City starting XI for the game against Ipswich but Nathan Ake has missed the trip to Portman Road after picking up an injury.

MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City signed a second defender in two days, this time 19-year-old Vitor Reis from Palmeiras for 35 million euros ($36 million) on Tuesday. Lens' Abdukodir Khusanov signed on Monday for a 4 1/2-year contract. The length of Reis' contract wasn't given.

Manchester City sign second centre-back in quick succession as defensive rebuild continues - Brazilian teenager Vitor Reis joins Uzbek defender Abdukodir Khusanov in signing for the club as Pep Guardi

Manchester City has signed teenage defender Vitor Reis from Palmeiras for GBP 29.6 million, enhancing their squad amid injury challenges.

Yesterday saw Manchester City announce the signing of Abdukodir Khusanov from Lens. Today the Premier League champions have followed that announcement by announcing the signing of Vitor Reis from

Manchester City's Nathan Ake says losing captain Kyle Walker would ... Khusanov and are in negotiations with Brazilian side Palmeiras for teenage defender Vitor Reis. City are also interested ...

Vitor Reis has joined Manchester City to provide a welcome boost to the club's injury-hit defence. Reis, 19, joins the Premier League champions from Brazilian club Palmeiras for a reported fee of £29.4 million on a four-and-a-half-year deal.

The imminent signing of 19-year-old Reis is another sign of the squad overhaul Pep Guardiola is beginning this month. City’s squad has an average starting XI age of 27 years and 167 days in the league this season, the eighth oldest in the top flight.

Pep Guardiola says Ruben Dias and Jeremy Doku will miss Saturday's home clash with Chelsea in the Premier League. Dias was

Rodri remains sidelined with a long-term knee injury and Oscar Bobb has gradually been building up his fitness after more than five months out with a leg fracture, while Nathan Ake and Jeremy Doku were both left at home in midweek due to injury; the latter of whom picked up a knock in the win over Ipswich.

The club's January business has been swift action to arrest City's slump, but they will be acutely aware that ideally, the spending should not stop there.

The 'One in a Billion' generation has produced its latest gem - and the Premier League's biggest collector of diamonds has snapped him up.