Vitor Reis has made 22 appearances for Palmeiras

Rival fans use to mock Palmeiras’ academy, singing. That they had never won the Copa Sao Paulo, Brazil’s premier youth competition.

Those times are long gone.

Not only have Palmeiras won the ‘Copinha’, as the tournament is affectionately known, twice (2022 and 2023). They have also established themselves as the hottest talent factory in Brazilian football.

Over the past few years, the Sao Paulo-based giants have produced and sold stars such as Chelsea-bound Estevao Willian (£29m) Real Madrid’s Endrick (£28.5m), West Ham’s Luiz Guilherme (£25.5m), Nottingham Forest’s Danilo (£16m). Shakhtar Donetsk’s Kevin (£8m, all fees including add-ons).

They have all help Palmeiras cement their status as the most successful Brazilian team of the past decade. While generating massive revenue.

And the next one to come out of their prolific factory is Vitor Reis. Who has signed for Manchester City in a £29.6m deal.

Palmeiras had hope for the 19-year-old to stay until this summer’s Club World Cup. But City insisted on bringing him in immediately.

City’s incoming director of football, สมัคร ufabet กับเรา รับโบนัสทันที Hugo Viana, play a key role in this deal, making a call to Palmeiras coach Abel Ferreira. Who is also Portuguese and a great friend of his, to find out more about Reis.

Despite making only 22 appearances for Palmeiras since. His senior debut in June, he is ready for the Premier League, City believe.

It comes as no surprise to the Brazilians.

He’s describ within the club as an “ET” players they consider out. This world and way better than the others.

“Last year, the players from the ‘Copinha’ who broke into the first team were Estevao and Vitor Reis. But don’t ask me for those ETs again this season, all right? Now we get the normal ones,” Palmeiras’ head of academy Joao Paulo Sampaio joked. When asked earlier this month about the next ones in line.