The Manchester City star has disappointed Guardiola as the club’s managers have chosen a “replacement” for his teammate

The Manchester City star has disappointed Guardiola as the club’s managers have chosen a “replacement” for his teammate

 

Manchester City have already lined up the “ideal replacement” for Brazilian Ederson, with a move “not ruled out”.

 

The 31-year-old joined Manchester City from Benfica for around £35m in the summer of 2017.

 

Ederson is consistently one of the best goalkeepers in the Premier League and is a huge signing as he has made almost 350 appearances for Pep Guardiola’s side.

 

 

 

The 27-cap Brazil international is under contract until 2026 and is expected to move to the Saudi Arabian Professional League in the summer.

 

 

Last July, Guardiola admitted there was a “chance” Ederson could leave Manchester City in the summer. “I don’t know now he has to look at other options,” Guardiola said. “Of course I want him to stay.

 

Now it depends on the club. I don’t know what happened. He hasn’t contacted me in the past few days. It’s a matter of training and staying with us until the transfer window closes and then we’ll see what happens. Manchester City have ‘selected’ Ederson’s ‘ideal’ replacement for AC Milan star Mike Maignan, according to a report in Spain.

 

Manchester City are keeping tabs on AC Milan and France goalkeeper Mike Maignan. Attention is focused on a critical moment as the English club begin to explore options in the event of the possible departure of first-choice goalkeeper Ederson.

 

 

 

“The Manchester club are considering possible moves to strengthen their goalkeeping squad for next season. “While Ederson has played a key role in City’s success, amid rumors of interest from Saudi Arabia and the growing appeal of the European market, the English club have not ruled out exploring other options and Mainzan has become an ideal candidate .

 

 

 

Manchester City have suffered four consecutive defeats in all competitions in recent weeks.

 

 

Their losses came against Tottenham Hotspur, AFC Bournemouth, Sporting Lisbon and Brighton. Many of Man City’s stars have underperformed and Phil Foden is one of those out-of-form players.

 

 

He has registered just one assist in eight Premier League games this season. Former Premier League scout Mick Brown told Football Insider that Manchester City are “concerned” about Foden and that Guardiola has been “disappointed” with his players in recent games.

 

 

 

He said: “Some people at the club are concerned about Foden. “Guardiola is the best in the business and knows his players better than anyone.” However, we hear he has been disappointed with the impact some of his key players, including Foden, have had on the game in recent weeks.

 

 

 

 

“Foden joins the list of players City have missed as they struggle without the support of Rodri and De Bruyne.” “I see him disappearing from games and not shooting for 20 minutes at a time. He scored in Europe, but mostly in games dominated by City.

 

He’s under a lot of pressure to get the job done because of the players he’s missing, but I think the pressure is too much for him. “At the moment, players have to step up and get jobs, and he’s not one of them. .