‘Really do Hope he succeeds’ – Man City fans react as Sergio Gomez makes feeling clear over Etihad future amid exit talk

Manchester City left-back Sergio Gomez has expressed his desire to fight for his place in Pep Guardiola’s side despite reported interest from Burnley.

The 22-year-old arrived at the Etihad Stadium last summer from Anderlecht, with the Citizens opting to spend around £11m on the Spaniard following the departure of Oleksandr Zinchenko to Arsenal.

However, Gomez was a peripheral figure in Guardiola’s first-team squad during the 2022-23 campaign and started only 10 of his 23 appearances across all competitions.

Despite having three years remaining on his contract, it remains to be seen where the left-back fits into Pep Guardiola’s plans.

Nevertheless, the former Borussia Dortmund man is keen to fight for his place in the side, a view he expressed in an emphatic statement about his future amid the ongoing speculation.

Speaking in an interview with AS, as quoted by Sport Witness, Gomez said: “I haven’t talked to [Guardiola] about the next season, but I want to stay there.

“I’m going to go from the first day of the pre-season with a lot of desire to show him that I can have more minutes.”

Gomez, who is currently linked with a move to newly-promoted Burnley, added: “The idea is to stay there. It is my wish.”

These Gomez’s comments were shared on Twitter by City Xtra and it attracted plenty of attention from the club’s supporters.

@JaackGrealish: “Why our fanbase wanting to get rid of him when it’s his first season? The main argument for when Jacky G was getting roasted was “it’s his first season”? He deserves the same treatment. Keep him imo”

@SZ_ctid: “Brilliant squad player that has the same mentality as Ake a few years back and look at him now”

@OneEyedLycan: “Great attitude”

@Siphe_Sihle1: “That’s the spirit we want”

@ftblCraig: “Really do Hope he succeeds”

@ErlingRoIe: “Want him to succeed so badly. He wants it too”

@mattt1395: “A lot of City fans wrote him off but when I saw him in the midfield role, I saw something real promising. He’s definitely a really intelligent player and this type of attitude is what City is all about. Hope he stays!”

@YakumiSarai: “Well, if he is really determined then why not. He just needs to show it in pre-season. If he can then he will stay”