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Grading every Manchester City transfers

By Kee Min

BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND - AUGUST 26: Benjamin Mendy of Manchester City holds off Adam Smith of Bournemouth during the Premier League match between AFC Bournemouth and Manchester City at Vitality Stadium on August 26, 2017 in Bournemouth, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND - AUGUST 26: Benjamin Mendy of Manchester City holds off Adam Smith of Bournemouth during the Premier League match between AFC Bournemouth and Manchester City at Vitality Stadium on August 26, 2017 in Bournemouth, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images) /
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – AUGUST 21: Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson Moraes looks on during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Everton at Etihad Stadium on August 21, 2017 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – AUGUST 21: Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson Moraes looks on during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Everton at Etihad Stadium on August 21, 2017 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) /

Grade: A

It’s not every transfer window that you land the starting goalie for the next decade. However, Manchester City has exactly done that. Signing the young Brazilian goalie from Benfica for £36m, City ensured they got their goalie of the future – and now.

Last season, there was no one that City could put in between the sticks with confidence. The Claudio Bravo experiment was called off when he could not use his hands to save shots. Willy Caballero was solid, but nothing spectacular. Every game was a question mark.

Now, Manchester City has a clear No. 1. Bravo is still there and he will get a run out in cup games, but the Brazilian established himself as the first choice keeper for now, and perhaps for a long time. They could not have asked more than that.

He would have received the perfect grade had he been tested in a more difficult league. While Portuguese League is an exceptional league, it is hard to gauge how a player from there will make a jump to the Premier League. It is nothing but smooth sailing for now.