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.
Garcia began his career with Real Madrid before leaving for Osasuna only for the capital club to exercise a buy-back clause.
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.
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