Phil Foden has extended his contract with Manchester City through 2027, and the team is optimistic that he will develop into one of the best players in the game.
Pep Guardiola has started the City academy product in all nine Premier League games this season. The England international has scored in each of his past three outings, including a hat-trick against Manchester United.
At age nine, Foden started in Man City’s youth program and has won the PFA Young Player of the Year award the last two years.
When City’s team plays their fierce rivals Liverpool on Sunday, the attacker is probably going to start.
Foden calls the new contract’s signing “a dream come true.”
“It’s hard to put into words how happy I am to have signed this contract,” the England Ace said.
“It’s a dream come true.”
“I have been a City fan all my life. I’ve trained here for so many years and I’ve even been a ballboy. I love this club so much, so to know I am going to be a part of it until 2027 feels amazing.”
“I’ve improved a lot in recent years and so much of that is down to Pep and his staff, who guide me every single day on the training field. Working with them gives me the best chance of improving even more and becoming the best player I can be.”
Phil Foden
English professional footballer Philip Walter Foden (born May 28, 2000) competes for Manchester City in the Premier League and the England squad as a midfielder. He is regarded as one of the world’s top young players.
After England’s victorious Under-17 World Cup campaign, Foden made his professional football debut in 2017 when he won the FIFA U-17 World Cup Golden Ball award.
The next year, he made his City debut, and in December, he was voted BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year.
Since then, Foden has made over 100 appearances for the team and earned nine awards, becoming the Premier League champion at the age of 19 in the process.
He became the club’s youngest-ever UEFA Champions League goal scorer in 2019 and is the youngest English player to start a game and score in the knockout stages of the competition. He also won his second Premier League title that year.
He won the PFA Young Player of the Year award and the Premier League Young Player of the Season in 2021.
Foden has played 51 times for England at various youth levels, scoring 19 goals. His first senior squad call-up came on August 25, 2020, and he made his UEFA Nations League debut against Iceland on September 5, 2020, winning 1-0.
Details of Phil Foden’s Contract with Manchester City
According to reports, Foden’s weekly salary will increase from £40,000 to £225,000, making the new contract worth a total of over £55 million.
The 22-year-old academy graduate, who has been with City since he was nine, had a contract that was extended by five and a half years in December 2018 and was valid until 2024. The extension of the contract in 2022 will keep him at Manchester City untill 2027.
Since making his first-team debut in November 2017, Foden has made 182 senior appearances and counting for City.
He has scored 52 goals, established himself as a key player under Pep Guardiola, and won numerous prestigious awards along the way, including four Premier League titles, the FA Cup, four League Cups, two Community Shields, and a trip to the Champions League final.
Phil Foden’s Hair
The Manchester City player Phil Foden explains that his famous Foden haircut has nothing to do with Eminem or Gazza’s Euro 1996 look.
Prior to the 2021 Christmas season and a prospective return to Premier League play, Phil Foden and his celebrity barber HDCutz unveiled a new hairstyle.
The renowned England football player Paul Gascoigne was cited as the inspiration for Foden’s bleach blonde hairstyle during the summer, but it was later refuted by the Manchester City star, who insisted that his choice was absolutely unique.
Phil Foden Wife
With Rebecca Cooke, who he is in a relationship with, Foden has a son named Ronnie who was born in January 2019. The couple announced in April 2021 that they were expecting a daughter, who would be born in late summer or early autumn 2021. The name of the girl has not been made public as at the time of publishing this report.
