Manchester City are cleaning up their squad this summer. Kevin de Bruyne was not offered an extension, although the Belgian envisioned ending his career at the Etihad. Now first goalkeeper Ederson is also reported to be leaving, according to L’Equipe in the direction of Galatasaray. This is backed up by City’s next signing.
Burnley fought their way back to the Premier League, Goalkeeper James Trafford made 45 Championship appearances and closed the cage for an impressive 29 games, with a total of 16 back-to-back appearances for the season. So impressive that Burnley will not have the opportunity to exploit the service of the solid goalkeeper talent in the top division. Manchster City makes sure of that.
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According to hyperactive transfer journalist Romano, an agreement has been reached between City, Burnley and young Trafford. The 22-year-old has a background at Manchester City, but was never called up for first-team games at Guardiola. Until now.
City have a £40 million buy-back clause in their contract from 2023, Romano claims the Manchester club get away with a lower amount.
Trafford has 28 Premier League games in the Burnley shirt last round in the top division, now the 22-year-old will compete for playing time with Stefan Ortega and/or not Ederson. A fitting challenge in a suitable environment for what could be England’s next great goalkeeper.
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