He Manchester City He is working on planning his squad for next season with the aim of putting together a competitive team that remains one of the best in the world. Pep Guardiola’s continuity is key within the project and they are planning a summer market with several top-level signings to have a more competitive rotation.
One of the main objectives is to shield several important pieces that will be part of the backbone in the future. And one of the names that appears on the list is Rico Lewis.
Rico Lewis, the renewal that Manchester City wants to close
As reported by the Daily Mail, Manchester City is working on the renewal of Rico Lewis, who has become the replacement for Joao Cancelo who went to Bayern Munich and everything seems to indicate that the German team will pay the purchase option of 70 million who agreed to take over his services permanently.
The intention of the Sky Blue team is to renew his contract with a salary increase of 400%, a significant amount and that would ensure him to be an important piece in Pep Guardiola’s rotation. His current relationship ends in the summer of 2024, so he will enter his last year of contract with the English team.
Rico Lewis has become an important piece for Pep Guardiola playing as a right back and occupying the role of Joao Cancelo playing inside next to the midfielder. He has played 8 games in the Premier League and two in the UEFA Champions League.