EXCLUSIVE: Phil Foden agrees a new long-term contract at Manchester City that will tie the England star down down for six years and see him more than quadruple his current £30,000-a-week deal
- Phil Foden is set to sign a new contract with the champions ahead of new season
- The Englishman has grown to become one of the club’s most important players
- Former academy star set to sign terms keeping him at the club until 2027
Phil Foden has agreed a new long-term contract at Manchester City.
The development brings to an end a lengthy period of negotiation, with sources disclosing that a deal had been on the table for a number of months.
An announcement is expected in the coming days or early next week – but bosses at the Etihad Stadium are delighted with the news ahead of the new season.
Phil Foden is on the verge of signing a new long-term deal with Manchester City until 2028
A homegrown star, Stockport-born Foden, 22, excelled last season for both club and country and is the poster boy for City’s academy.
The new deal is expected to tie him down for six years and see him more than quadruple the basic £30,000-a-week contract he signed in 2018.
It will make him one of the highest-paid young players on the planet.
The deal comes amid quite a tumultuous period for City’s forward areas, with Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus having been allowed to leave this summer in addition to the persistent rumours of Bernardo Silva moving to Barcelona.
The young Englishman has established himself as a key player for the club under Pep Guardiola
Foden appeared in 28 league games last season, scoring nine times and assisting a further five. Only six outfield players played more minutes for the club last term.
His stellar Premier League form was rewarded with his second PFA Young Player of the Year award, seeing him beat off competition from the likes of Bukayo Saka and Reece James.
His importance to the side was reflected in his starting various crucial games last season, including in both the away and home fixtures against Liverpool as well as both legs of City’s Champions League semi-final tie against Real Madrid. Indeed, in Europe only three players scored more times than the Englishman for City.
His form, both…