During the summer transfer window, Manchester City drastically strengthened their squad with the addition of several players. But one of them is barely playing and is already requesting his departure.
Whilst Manchester City's start to the season was not reassuring, the Mancunian machine is finally launched. The Sky Blues are second in the Premier League, just four points behind leaders Arsenal and fourth in the Champions League league phase. Results that demonstrate the English club are back in the skin of one of Europe's best teams.
This return to form is linked to several factors, notably because Pep Guardiola has renewed himself tactically but also thanks to the integration of recruits such as Tijjani Reijnders and also Gianluigi Donnarumma. But the Italian goalkeeper's arrival has claimed a victim: James Trafford. Indeed, according to information from Manchester Evening News journalist Tyrone Marshall, the 23-year-old goalkeeper is already considering leaving Manchester City.
Donnarumma has condemned James Trafford
When James Trafford returned to Manchester City, his training club, it was to potentially be number one. But with the market opportunity that Gianluigi Donnarumma represented, the former Burnley player was immediately relegated to the bench. James Trafford played the first three matches of the season, for two defeats, before giving up his place to the Euro 2021 winner.
Inevitably, this situation does not please the English player at all, who hoped to be a starter at a major European club. He could logically demand a departure in the coming weeks. James Trafford is still under contract with Manchester City until June 2030 and he is valued at €30m (£25.5m) on Transfermarkt. His profile should interest several English clubs during the winter transfer window.
This article was originally published on Top Mercato.
