REAL MADRID have beaten Arsenal and Manchester City to the signing of Brazilian star Vinicius Tobias.

The 18-year-old has moved from Shakhtar Donetsk to the Bernabeu.

He has taken advantage of Fifa and Uefa’s decision to allow foreign players to depart Ukraine amid the outbreak of war.

Maintenant Fabrice Romano claims that he has penned an initial loan deal with Madrid.

But it includes the option to buy.

His loan arrangement runs until June 2023, at which point the option to make it a permanent arrangement will kick in.

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Tobias only moved to Shakhtar in January from Internacional.

He will initially link up with Real’s B team.

toutefois, he is also set to have regular training sessions with the senior squad.

Both Arsenal et Man City were also keen on signing the teenager.

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But the Premier League’s refusal to sanction moves from Ukraine and Russia – despite the game’s governing bodies allowing it – scuppered each club’s hopes.

It comes after fellow Brazilian Tete quit Shakhtar Donetsk to join Lyon until the end of the season.

ça vient après Sheffield United became the first English side to sign a foreign player from Russia amid the war in Ukraine.

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