Lewis Fiorini: Last News

Your Manchester City evening headlines for Saturday, July 16.

Lee Johnson admits Jair Tavares and Runar Hauge's time at Hibs is up as he looks to move the duo out of Easter Road. Neither player travelled to Marbella with the squad as Johnson puts his players through their paces in the searing Spanish sunshine.

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straight to your inboxAfter just two starts in 15 games and an impending curfew in the Netherlands, Manchester City youngster Lewis Fiorini could have been forgiven for thinking that his loan move to NAC Breda wasn't exactly going to plan."You can see how it would be hard for lads on a loan like this, it would have been easy to fail or crumble with not playing for the first few games," he says."I came on here and there but didn’t start. Being away from everyone and being stuck on my own it would be easy for lads to give in or throw the towel in."12 games and 12 starts later, however, and Fiorini is playing a key role in NAC's promotion push to the Eredivisie.

straight to your inbox The first team opportunities given to Phil Foden and Eric Garcia are a source of inspiration to the youngsters in Manchester City's academy hoping to become the next graduates into the senior set-up. However, according to academy midfielder Lewis Fiorini, there is another player showing what can be achieved by working hard at the CFA - Jadon Sancho.Fiorini, 18, has just moved on loan to NAC Breda, where he made an assist on his professional debut last week after a campaign last season that saw him become one of the EDS' most important players.The midfielder was given a prolonged taste of senior training after the restart, and has been reflecting on learning from the world-class players in City's first team.

straight to your inboxTommy Doyle has lifted the lid on the role David Silva plays in Manchester City training, revealing how he has taken it upon himself as captain to make the club's young players welcome in the first team.Doyle was speaking after he made his Premier League debut against Newcastle on Wednesday night, in a game where Silva scored one and assisted two more in a brilliant Man of the Match performance.Silva will depart the Etihad at the end of the season, and City fan Doyle said it was not lost on him how big an opportunity it has been to play and train alongside the Spaniard.Doyle, and fellow academy players Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Cole Palmer, Felix Nmecha, Lewis Fiorini and Jayden Braaf, have been training with the senior