According to the Manchester Evening News, Manchester City plans to retain Nico Gonzalez in the new season's lineup. Although the player who joined in January did not get a stable starting position, the club still retained hope for him.
Nico transferred from Porto to Manchester City in the last week of the January transfer window for £50 million. Manchester City seemed stretched in the midfield due to Rodri's injury at the time, but the club did not finalize the deal until the last few days of the winter transfer market.
Nico performed poorly in his debut against Leiden Oriental, but performed well in the subsequent Premier League match against Newcastle 4-0, and Guardiola even compared him with Rodri after the game. Although his best position is considered to be a little further ahead, Nico was placed to replace Rodri in the second half of the season.
However, this situation lasted only a few months, and then Nico gradually lost Guardiola's trust, who began to activate more experienced veterans. In the last seven games of each event, Nico only started in the last game against Fulham.
The situation did not improve in the Club World Cup, and Nico only started once in four games. In the game against Al Ain, he was replaced one hour later, and Guardiola criticized the team for being too slow in the game.
As Rodri returned from injury and started against Juventus, and the summer new player Reindez was favored by Guardiola, the competition in the midfield became increasingly fierce. Serki also said that he prefers to play in the midfield position, while Foden, B Se and Gundogan are also fighting for more opportunities to play. Guardiola has warned that the team needs to lose weight.
After Manchester City was eliminated by Riyadh Crescent in the Club World Cup round 16, it was reported that Blue Moon was willing to let Nico go and his agent was looking for potential transfer options, but Nico is expected to return to Manchester to participate in training at the end of July, and the club does not intend to sell him.