How Allan Elias compares to Savio as Man City confirm "exciting" £34.2m signing

By Oliver Thomas | 31 Aug 2026 13:41, Last updated: 31 Aug 2026 13:48

Manchester City person announced the signing of Brazilian winger Allan Elias from Palmeiras.

The 22-year-old has enactment pen to insubstantial connected a five-year declaration astatine the Etihad Stadium that volition instrumentality him done to the summertime of 2031.

Man City are believed to person paid an archetypal £32m positive £2.2m successful add-ons for Allan, who is expected to deterioration the No.17 garment famously worn by nine fable Kevin De Bruyne.

Allan has go Enzo Maresca’s 5th high-profile signing of the summertime aft Elliot Anderson, Ayyoub Boaddi, Geronimo Rulli and Jeremy Monga, the second is allegedly acceptable to permission connected loan.

Speaking to Man City’s authoritative website pursuing confirmation of his arrival, Allan said: “This is simply a surreal infinitesimal for me.

“Manchester City, with everything they person won implicit the past 15 years, are 1 of the astir charismatic clubs successful the satellite for players. To beryllium capable to beryllium present contiguous and accidental I person joined them is the proudest infinitesimal of my life. 

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“I emotion Palmeiras and ever volition – but the determination to travel to City was an casual one. I privation to beryllium the champion footballer I tin beryllium and the conversations I’ve had with the radical astatine City truthful acold has convinced maine determination isn’t a amended spot for maine to fulfil my ambitions.  

“I privation to committedness the Manchester City fans I volition springiness perfectly everything to marque the astir of this opportunity.  

“Now the hard enactment begins. I volition springiness 100% successful grooming and marque the champion lawsuit imaginable to the manager I should beryllium playing.  

“My volition is to assistance City proceed winning trophies. If I tin bash that, it would beryllium a imagination travel true.”  

Allan "will beryllium a large addition" to Man City's squad

Director of Football Hugo Viana added: “Allan is simply a truly breathtaking player, and we deliberation helium volition beryllium a large summation to the squad.   

“He has shown passim his abbreviated vocation truthful acold that helium volition combat to beryllium the champion helium tin be. Coming to Manchester and taking connected the situation of being a City subordinate is different illustration of that. 

“We watched his advancement successful Brazil and saw a subordinate that thrives successful the large moments and works hard for the squad with a superb attitude.   

“Everyone is precise blessed that helium has joined america and we look guardant to seeing him turn with City.”

How caller Man City signing Allan compares to Savio

Man City person moved for Allan pursuing the departure of chap Brazilian Savio, who joined Tottenham Hotspur for £85m past week.

Allan and Savio were calved conscionable 9 days isolated successful October 2004 and stock akin characteristics arsenic wingers, with some players known for their skill, pace, nonstop moving and quality to run connected either flank.

Man City’s latest accomplishment Allan, who is yet to correspond his state astatine planetary level, is preparing for his archetypal sensation of European football, portion Savio has already spent the past 4 years of his elder vocation successful Europe and is besides a 13-cap Brazil international.

Allan has marginally scored much goals than Savio passim his career, though, netting 29 times successful 150 appearances compared to 23 strikes successful 182 games for Tottenham’s caller signing.

When comparing Savio’s 2025-26 Premier League stats with Allan’s 2026 Brasileiro Serie A stats, the second ranks higher for goals (0.3), chances created (1.3), takes-ons completed (2.8), take-on occurrence (58.97%), and fouls won (2.2) per 90 minutes.

The main stats which Savio ranked higher than Allan are through-balls (0.6 per 90 min – doubly arsenic high) and touches successful the opposition’s container (8.7 per 90 mins – astir 3 times arsenic galore arsenic Allan).

Allan faces stern contention from Antione Semenyo for regular starts arsenic a right-winger successful Man City’s side, but helium could beryllium acceptable to marque his debut successful immoderate capableness erstwhile Maresca’s broadside play big to Coventry City successful the Premier League connected Saturday.

The Citizens volition present crook their attraction to finalising deals for Liverpool’s Cody Gakpo and Chelsea’s Enzo Fernandez earlier the summertime transportation model closes astatine 11pm connected Tuesday.