Pep Guardiola orders Man City to ‘pay whatever they have to’ for record-breaking English winger
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has reportedly told his club to pay whatever it takes to sign Jamie Gittens in the summer transfer window, as Borussia Dortmund’s demands for the English winger come to light.
Gittens was on the books of Man City from 2018 until 2020 when he decided to leave the English giants and move to Borussia Dortmund. The 20-year-old winger has now established himself in the German club’s first team and is widely considered one of the best young English wingers in the game.
The England Under-21 international has been deployed as a left-winger this season and has scored 11 goals and provided four assists in 35 matches in all competitions.
Gittens made 34 appearances for Dortmund in the 2023/24 campaign, scoring two goals and providing five assists in the process.
In October 2024, Gittens became the youngest English player to score against Real Madrid in the Champions League aged 20 years and 75 days. The winger, who found the back of the net in the 34th minute at the Santiago Bernabeu, broke Alan Smith’s previous record when he scored for Leeds in 2001.
Gitten’s rise for Dortmund has not gone unnoticed at Man City, who are reportedly interested in bringing the winger back to the Etihad Stadium.
Defensa Central has reported that Man City manager Guardiola has told his club’s bosses “to pay whatever they have to pay to sign” the English left-winger this summer.
The report has claimed that defending Spanish and European champions Madrid are also interested in Gittens, but the LaLiga club will not enter into a bidding war.
Los Blancos already have an abundance of talent in attack, and there is no need for Carlo Ancelotti’s side to compete with other clubs and sign a 20-year-old this summer.
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