Ederson: Pep Guardiola reveals Manchester City goalkeeper will stay at club | Football News

Pep Guardiola expressed his relief after revealing that Ederson has decided to stay at Manchester City this season.

After a 4-3 friendly defeat to Celtic in pre-season, Guardiola said his Brazilian goalkeeper could well leave the club this summer after seven years of sustained success. Al Ittihad were one of two Saudi Arabian clubs interested in signing Ederson, who has two years left on his contract at City.

However, Guardiola announced ahead of the Community Shield against Manchester United on Saturday that his goalkeeper will remain at the club.

“It’s a huge relief that Ederson and (Stefan) Ortega are staying,” he said.

“We couldn’t have gone through this incredible eight-year process without Ederson. Impossible. His charisma. His consistency. It’s difficult to replace the goalkeeper in the way we play, so I’m very happy he’s staying. He’ll start (against Manchester United).”

Pep: Phillips could be centre-back at Wembley

Kalvin Phillips could start the Community Shield as a central defender.

Phillips has been working hard all summer to get into the best possible shape. During City’s pre-season in the US, he focused on his form and fitness, where he impressed as a central defender.

The midfielder, who spent the second half of last season on loan at West Ham, is attracting interest from several Premier League clubs this summer.

Sky Sports News Earlier this summer it was reported that Everton are among the clubs looking at him.

Phillips is open to new ideas about his future, but there have been no concrete developments yet.

Phillips has been working hard all summer to get into the best possible shape. During City’s pre-season in the US, he focused on his form and fitness, where he impressed as a central defender.

When asked if Phillips would play as a centre-back at Wembley, Guardiola said: “It is possible. He is a central midfielder but he likes to see the game in front of him when he is in the middle, surrounded by players who he struggles with a bit. He has helped us a lot in that position in the last two games and his confidence is back.

“He is here with us, maybe in some cases new players will come in – we will see what happens.”

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