ICYMI: Manchester City confirmed that the club has already ‘chosen’ an ‘ideal replacement’ for Brazil international Ederson as an exit has not been ‘ruled out’.
Ederson, now 31 years old, plays as a goalkeeper for Man City as well as the Brazil national team. Apparently, he joined Man City from Benfica for around £35m during the 2017 summer transfer window.
Ederson has been super agile and productive at the games but it seems he might be moving on to a new club. For what it’s worth: He had a contract extension on September 1, 2021, to last until the summer of 2026.
Recall: In July 2024, Guardiola admitted Ederson had “options” to leave Man City in the summer. Well, Guardiola was quoted as saying in part regarding the Ederson situation, thus:
“I don’t know – he has to see maybe now other options.’
‘Of course, I’d like him to stay. Depends now the clubs. I don’t know the situation, no contact in the last few days. A question of training and being with us until the transfer window finishes and we see what happens.”
Fact-check: According to a report by the Spain media, Man City have ‘chosen’ their ‘ideal’ replacement for Ederson as they ‘want to sign’ AC Milan star Mike Maignan.
Get this right: Mike Maignan is so goal at his position as a goalkeeper that he is considered one of the best goalkeepers in the world. Even more, he is known for his reflexes, distribution, and leadership qualities.
Now 29 years old, Mike Maignan was born on July 3, 1995, in Cayenne, French Guiana. He plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club AC Milan and the France national team.
Back to the report by the Spain media confirming City want to sign him. The report was cited as hinting in part:
“Manchester City have set their sights on AC Milan and France goalkeeper Mike Maignan. This interest comes at a crucial time, as the English club could be evaluating options in the event of a possible departure of their first-choice goalkeeper, Ederson.
‘The Manchester club are looking at possible moves to strengthen their goalkeeping for the coming seasons.
‘Although Ederson has been a key part of City’s successful era, with rumors of interest from Saudi Arabia and the growing appeal of the European market, the English side have not ruled out exploring other options, and Maignan stands out as the ideal candidate.”
What’s new for Man City: According to reports by the team at Football365, former Premier League scout Mick Brown was said to have told Football Insider that Man City are “concerned” about Foden.
In fact, the report also hinted that Guardiola has been “disappointed” with his players in recent matches. Well. Mick is quoted as saying in part, thus:
“Some people at the club are concerned about Foden.
‘Guardiola is the best in the business and he knows his players better than anybody. But from what I’ve heard, he’s been disappointed with the influence some of his key players, including Foden, have had in recent weeks and during this run.’
‘Foden has struggled because he’s not being supplied by Rodri and De Bruyne. So he’ll count towards that list of players that City have been missing.’
‘I keep seeing him disappearing from games and not having a kick for 20 minutes at a time. He’s scored goals in Europe, but mainly in games where City have been dominant.’
‘With the players they’ve been missing, there’s been a lot of demand for him to step up and make things happen, but it’s as if that pressure has got to him. At the moment, they need players to stand up and be counted, and he hasn’t been one of those.”
