MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Brazilian winger Allan completed a transfer to Manchester City from Palmeiras for a reported 34 million pounds ($46 million) on Monday and described the move as “surreal.”
The 22-year-old Allan takes the place in the City squad vacated by Savio, who joined Tottenham last week, and is likely to play the same role as his compatriot — as a backup.
He has never played for Brazil or for any of his country’s age-group teams, so he arrives as a somewhat low-profile signing.
“This is a surreal moment for me,” Allan said in a City statement, in which he said it was an easy decision to move to the club.
“Manchester City, with everything they have won over the past 15 years, are one of the most attractive clubs in the world for players. To be able to sit here today and say I have joined them is the proudest moment of my life.”
Allan will provide competition for Antoine Semenyo, Jeremy Doku and Phil Foden, who are the other players filling the wing spots in City’s squad. There's also Jack Grealish, but he might be sent out on loan again.
City director of football Hugo Viana described the new signing as “a really exciting” winger and a team player.
“We watched his progress in Brazil and saw a player that thrives in the big moments and works hard for the team with a superb attitude,” Viana said.
City has started the Premier League with two wins from its opening two games in its bid to reclaim the title from Arsenal.
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FILE - Allan of Brazil's Palmeiras, right, and Irven Avila of Peru's Sporting Cristal battle for the ball during a Copa Libertadores Group F soccer match in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File)
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants to rally the world’s largest economies this week at a time when the United States has disrupted the international order with aggressive tariffs on major allies and an unpopular war on Iran is keeping gas prices high for consumers.
As Bessent hosts meetings of the Group of 20 finance ministers in Asheville, North Carolina, on Monday and Tuesday, he intends to put the focus on a range of issues intended to draw uncontroversial support, from economic growth to addressing mounting debt.
However, the event comes shortly after hostilities renewed between the U.S. and Iran, and as trade friction with Canada spiked following a breakdown in negotiations that led to escalating tariffs.
Daniel Fried, a former assistant secretary of state for European affairs in the George W. Bush administration, said the U.S. may "find it difficult to rally its usual friends and allies” under the circumstances.
If Bessent and other administration officials want international support, he said, they will need to “take greater care in consulting with allies and partners than the U.S. has shown in recent months.”
Bessent wants other countries to help the U.S. isolate Iran in order to force its capitulation during a war that recently crossed its six-month mark. Although the U.S. struck Iran again on Sunday, the administration has previously signaled its intention to focus on economic pressure rather than military action to achieve its goals.
Bessent told The Associated Press on Sunday that the Treasury plans to impose sanctions on another bank. He also said the administration is prepared to exact “financial violence if we have to."
So far, President Donald Trump has not followed through on threats of an “economic D-Day” for Iran, instead largely relying on warnings to Iran's trading partners. A particular challenge is China, which is the largest buyer of Iranian oil.
Bessent told the AP that “all options are on the table” in terms of sanctioning Beijing for its continued purchases.
But he rejected the idea that the administration was reluctant to confront China, calling it “a completely false narrative that the media picked up on.” He insisted that China and the U.S. agree on the need to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.
The G20 meetings are taking place in Asheville, which was devastated by Hurricane Helene in September 2024. The natural disaster killed more than 250 people and caused nearly $80 billion in damage from Florida to the Carolinas.
Bessent cites Asheville’s rebuilding as a symbolic backdrop for discussions about economic growth.
“We want the rest of the world to come along with our growth agenda, whether it’s deregulation, the energy independence, and we want to discuss global imbalances, banking regulations, some sovereign debt restructuring for developing countries,” Bessent told the AP.
He added that "the world has this mountain of debt, and we do have to grow our way out of it.”
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Asheville, N.C., Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Poland's Finance Minister Andrzej Domanski arrives for the G20 Finance Ministerial in Asheville, N.C., Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Poland's Finance Minister Andrzej Domanski arrives for the G20 Finance Ministerial in Asheville, N.C., Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Asheville, N.C., Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Asheville, N.C., Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
