Two iconic Manchester City players now want to leave the Etihad and join the same club during the summer transfer window.
A new era dawning at Man City this summer
It became clear that Pep Guardiola’s squad had aged together last season, with a number of players showing signs of being past their best, from Kyle Walker to Kevin De Bruyne.
City surrendered their Premier League title to Liverpool, and it was paramount that fresh blood was added to the squad this summer, with the club doing exactly that, bringing in Rayan Ait-Nouri, Tijjani Reijnders and Rayan Cherki, among others.
It feels like the end of an area at the Etihad, with doubts existing over the futures of many heroic figures from down the years, whether it be Ederson between the sticks or Ilkay Gundogan in the middle of the park – Porto goalkeeper Diogo Costa has been linked to come in as a replacement for the former.
Guardiola needs a younger, fresher team to wrestle their title back next season, and receiving money for ageing figures will aid them in that respect, generating more funds for transfers. Now, a key update has emerged regarding two players who look set to depart in the coming weeks.
Two Man City legends looking to leave
According to Yagiz Sabuncuoglu for Haber Sarikirmizi [via Sport Witness], both Ederson and Gundogan are keen on leaving Manchester City and joining Galatasaray this summer, bringing an end to legendary stints at the club.
“Okan Buruk wants a goalkeeper with good feet from the beginning. Ederson is one of the best players in that description. The player rejected Napoli. He wants to come to Galatasaray. His asking salary is less than €10m. The figure Manchester City wants is not high. If Galatasaray sign Ederson, Manchester City are ready to let him go.
“Ilkay Gundogan is ready for the squad, he wants to come to Galatasaray. Galatasaray haven’t been able to make a comeback yet because they are trying to get Osimhen done first and then the goalkeeper.”
While it will be sad to see Ederson and Gundogan leave City this summer, it does feel as though their time at the club has reached its natural conclusion.
The combined £330,000-a-week pair have achieved so much at the Etihad, winning an incredible 12 Premier League titles between them, but the brutal fact is that neither are quite at the level they used to be.
Ederson’s decline is arguably the most surprising of all City’s players, considering he is still only 31 years of age, which is nothing for a goalkeeper in the modern game, but errors have crept into his game more and more, both on and off the ball.
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Meanwhile, Gundogan no longer possesses the box-to-box energy he once did, and he needs to move to a league that is less physically demanding. Both will be remembered as true legends for City, though, with the duo pushing hard to be in an all-time XI in the club’s history.