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Manchester City had been struggling in various positions since last year, and they encountered their worst season under Pep Guardiola as they could only manage the 3rd position on the table, and they could not win any silverware either. The reason had been struggles in various positions.
One of the issues they needed to solve was their goalkeeper, as Ederson admin sent to the Turkish club Fenerbahce after 8 years of service. They rehired James Trafford from Burnley as a temporary solution for the goalkeeper issue. Trafford was a youth academy player of Manchester City, and he even had a couple of years in the senior team of the former Premier League champions.
Manchester City agree fee to sign Gianluigi Donnarumma
After rehiring Trafford, Manchester City came in the instant first team break, and in the first three matches of this Premier League season, the 22 year old was the first choice for the team. He made some excellent saves, but it was pretty much clear that he was still not ready for the first team, and Manchester City needed an instant fix.
Manchester City signed Donnarumma for a reported fee of £26 million
One of their long time targets had been the Italian International Gianluigi Donnarumma, who was under contract with PSG. The French giants signed him in 2021 from AC Milan on a 5 year contract. He never extended his contract, and ultimately, his current contract with PSG would have expired by the end of this season.
Manchester City's previous goalkeeper Ederson signed for Fenerbahce
Manchester City came in search of Donnarumma to get him for a cheaper price, as he had only one year left in his contract with PSG. Ultimately, they were able to secure the signature of the Italian International for a reported price of £26 million. But they took a little longer to announce this iconic deal.
From the next game week of the Premier League, we can expect Donnarumma to start for Manchester City Football Club as their new goalkeeper, and we can also expect to see James Trafford getting a little longer time for grooming. This is definitely a huge signing for the former Premier League Champions, and they can also come back stronger after this epic deal.
