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Bayern newcomer Sanches: 'I want to be one of the best'

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UEFA EURO 2016 Best Young Player of the Tournament Renato Sanches was officially unveiled as an FC Bayern München player at the Allianz Arena on Saturday.

The 18-year-old signed a five-year deal with the club prior to his star turn at EURO 2016 with tournament winners Portugal and fully intends to continue his upward trajectory at Bayern.

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"I want to be one of the best," the former SL Benfica midfielder told media. "To do that, I want to learn from the best. I want to integrate quickly. The team will help me. It's going to be great."

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For Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, meanwhile, the acquisition of Sanches is all part of a wider process and long-term project designed to keep the 25-time Bundesliga champions at the pinnacle of the game.

"It's down to the club to initiate a generation change," the 60-year-old explained. "We already have Kingsley [Coman] and Joshua Kimmich; now we have Renato. We were fortunate to get the deal done before the EUROs. We'd had our eye on him for a long time."