Pep Guardiola wants Phil Foden to follow in Erling Haaland’s footsteps and commit his entire career to Manchester City. Haaland this week signed an astonishing, bumper new nine-and-a-half-year contract, keeping him at the club until 2034. The Norwegian striker celebrated with a goal in Sunday’s 6-0 rout of Ipswich, while Foden scored two.
England international Foden has been key to City’s recent mini-revival, having scored five goals in his last three Premier League outings. His current deal runs until 2027, but Guardiola said: “He should not (leave). “He can be a one-club man and finish his career here and play many, many years. At his age and with the amount of goals, the amount of games, the amount of assists, his work ethic.
“The biggest quality is that around the box he has goals in his blood, his bones, in his mind. He thinks, ‘I’m going to score’. “It’s not easy to find. That’s why I want to try to put in him central positions because he has a specific quality.
“We talked many times over the last month or weeks, he was a completely different boy at the beginning of the season with a few problems, because they are human beings and sometimes in a long career you have a setback, it’s normal. “But we’re really pleased that he’s happy again and enjoying playing and that’s really good for all of us.”.
