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Brazilian striker Everton Soares has fuelled rumours he could complete a move to the Premier League after reports of a £50m bid from Manchester City .

Reports in Brazil suggest the Gremio striker has been the subject of a big-money bid from Pep Guardiola's side as they look to bring the highly-rated striker to Europe.

And the talk of a transfer has been sparked further after the 22-year-old unfollowed his current club on Instagram and changed his profile picture from a photo of him in club action to an image of him representing Brazil.

Representatives of the player have claimed the unfollowing of Gremio was an accident as they "cleaned" his social media accounts.

But it has nonetheless put the rumour mill into overdrive as he ponders a chance to link up with Guardiola in Manchester.

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The youngster has played over 200 games in his five years in the senior side at Gremio, scoring 46 goals including 16 goals last season.

He has reportedly been watched closely by Manchester City since he was a teenager, and when asked about speculation surrounding his future in early November he stated he would wait and see what happened at the end of the Brazilian season.

With the season now over, and the state championships set to get underway on Sunday, now would be the right time for him to make a move.

Manchester United were also understood to have registered an interest in November without making a proposal.