straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola intends Ruben Dias to be the backbone of this young Manchester City team for the foreseeable future.
And the manager believes the Blues now have a group of young, footballing centre backs who can grow together and form a solid core to the team.Dias was bought for a club record £65.2million, quite a fee for a 23-year-old, but his leadership qualities were a significant factor in City’s decision to go for him.The Blues handed him a six-year contract, the longest term they have ever offered to a player at the start of his career with them.Ederson was given a seven-year contract at the end of his first season, Bernardo Silva got six years and Aymeric Laporte six and a half, so it is quite a compliment to the.
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