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Published on 2024-06-04 10:15:19
Rico Lewis could be allowed to depart Manchester City on a temporary agreement this summer, but only after the conclusion of the club’s first-team transfer business.
The teenage full-back talent first broke into Manchester City’s first-team picture during the second-half of the 2022/23 campaign, in a season that would eventually turn out to be the club’s historic Treble-winning season.
Pushing aside Joao Cancelo in the process, Rico Lewis showcased his abilities under Pep Guardiola in the inverted full-back role, eventually mastered by John Stones but struggled by Kyle Walker at times during that period.
However, the most recent 2023/24 season has turned out to be somewhat more difficult, with Lewis finding consistent first-team minutes more difficult to come by, despite various opportunities in attacking midfield in the Champions League in particular.
But that uncertainty surrounding Lewis’ opportunities under Guardiola has thrown his immediate term future at Manchester City into some element of doubt, with a new report hinting at a potential loan deal for the 19-year-old.
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