Manchester City will welcome Brazil defender Yan Couto into the first-team squad subsequent season – and provides him a brand new deal as effectively.
City’s rising South American star is presently on mortgage with Spanish league leaders Girona – and his very good shows in La Liga are attracting curiosity from Real Madrid.
But the Premier League champions, whose City Sports Group personal Girona, have already determined that the right-back’s future lies again on the Etihad.
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They don’t have any intention of promoting Couto, 21, who has simply over a yr to run on his current contract, to any rivals – not to mention the Spanish giants. Instead, having obtained the inexperienced gentle from boss Pep Guardiola that he desires him in his squad, City will recall him in the summertime – and negotiate an improved, long-term deal.
The membership’s common right-back is Kyle Walker. At 33, the England worldwide is clearly getting into the twilight of his glittering profession. Walker value £45million from Tottenham seven years in the past however, relatively than spend large cash to exchange him, the Treble winners consider in Couto they already possess pure successor with world class potential.
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Six assists and one objective in his second full season with Girona has helped propel the membership to the highest of the desk and Couto into the Brazil squad. And now the total again, with two senior caps, is on track for the Premier League together with his guardian membership.
Couto made his Selecao senior debut in October, changing former City full-back Danilo late on within the first half within the 1-1 draw at dwelling in opposition to Venezuela. He began the 2-0 defeat in opposition to Uruguay simply days later however wasn’t chosen in Fernando Diniz’s November squad. Diniz has since been changed by Dorvial Junior with Brazil selecting up simply seven factors from six video games of their World Cup qualifying marketing campaign.