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Manchester City have signed Northern Ireland goalkeeper Pierce Charles from Sheffield Wednesday on ‌a contract until 2031, the Premier League club said on Friday.

The 20-year-old, who returns to City after previously spending time ⁠in the club's academy before joining Sheffield Wednesday, will spend the 2026-27 season on loan at Championship side Queens Park Rangers.

"To be back at Manchester City is a very special and proud moment ‌both ⁠for me and my family," Charles said in a statement.

"I know first hand what a special club ⁠City is and I am so excited about looking to the future."

Charles made ⁠his senior debut for Northern Ireland in 2024 and has ⁠since won 12 caps for his country.

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