{"id":17967,"date":"2025-08-01T13:05:29","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T17:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/08\/01\/the-incredible-man-citystar-pep-loves-agrees-to-an-annual-exit-deal-of-13-million\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T13:05:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T17:05:29","slug":"the-incredible-man-citystar-pep-loves-agrees-to-an-annual-exit-deal-of-13-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/08\/01\/the-incredible-man-citystar-pep-loves-agrees-to-an-annual-exit-deal-of-13-million\/","title":{"rendered":"The &#8220;incredible&#8221; man Citystar Pep loves, agrees to an annual exit deal of \u00a313 million"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/08\/01\/the-incredible-man-citystar-pep-loves-agrees-to-an-annual-exit-deal-of-13-million\/#James_Trafford_Rejoin_Man_Citys_%E2%80%9Cspecial%E2%80%9D_moment\" >James Trafford: Rejoin Man City&#8217;s &#8220;special&#8221; moment<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/08\/01\/the-incredible-man-citystar-pep-loves-agrees-to-an-annual-exit-deal-of-13-million\/#Next_David_Silva_Pep_Predy_Man_City_offers_to_sign_52_million_%E2%80%9Cgenius%E2%80%9D\" >Next David Silva: Pep Predy Man City offers to sign \u00a352 million &#8220;genius&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/08\/01\/the-incredible-man-citystar-pep-loves-agrees-to-an-annual-exit-deal-of-13-million\/#Ederson_agrees_to_a_13_million_Galata_Salei_contract\" >Ederson agrees to a \u00a313 million Galata Salei contract<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Manchester City, who said goodbye to Kevin de Bruin at the end of last season, reportedly risks losing another top star in reports that they have agreed to a big-money deal with another club.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"james-trafford-rejoining-man-city-a-quot-special-quot-moment\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"James_Trafford_Rejoin_Man_Citys_%E2%80%9Cspecial%E2%80%9D_moment\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>James Trafford: Rejoin Man City&#8217;s &#8220;special&#8221; moment<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Of course, Manchester City was busy with the incoming front as rumors continued to arrive. Taking a list of up to six signatures for the summer, citizens have recently welcomed James Trafford&#8217;s return after hijacking a Newcastle United deal and signing England International for around \u00a327 million.<\/p>\n<p>Just two years after he left for Burnley after sealing off his return to Etihad, Trafford told City&#8217;s official website:<em>The revived city is a special and proud moment for both me and my family.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI always dreamed of being able to return to Manchester City one day, which is where I call my hometown, and it&#8217;s a truly special football club with amazing people who create unique places like work and play.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I am also very excited and honored to be given the opportunity to work under PEP and with such a world-class group of athletes. I am still very young and hungry to continue learning and improving.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"c9e8-4641-9e35c5f79dac\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"w-img \"><\/div>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\">Related<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Next_David_Silva_Pep_Predy_Man_City_offers_to_sign_52_million_%E2%80%9Cgenius%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tNext David Silva: Pep Predy Man City offers to sign \u00a352 million &#8220;genius&#8221;<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">Man City is about to add to their midfield depth<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>&#8220;I also can&#8217;t wait to play for the first time in front of great City fans and will do everything I can to make this amazing club even more successful.&#8221; <\/em><\/p>\n<p>While some may naturally assume that Trafford has arrived to provide backup to Ederson under Pep Guardiola, recent reports suggest that this may not be the case.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"ederson-agrees-pound-13m-a-year-galatasaray-deal\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ederson_agrees_to_a_13_million_Galata_Salei_contract\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Ederson agrees to a \u00a313 million Galata Salei contract<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As reported by Bootroom&#8217;s Graeme Bailey, Ederson has now agreed to a deal to sign Galatasaray. Based on these reports, all that remains for the Turkish club to do is a deal with Man City. However, it remains to be seen whether citizens will open the door for Brazilians to leave.<\/p>\n<p>    Trafford&#8217;s arrival will ease the exit blow caused by Adason, but questions remain as to how ready they are to step up in Etihad. His second season as a Premier League starter, and was previously relegated to Burnley, the city may struggle with trying to regain the British crown a year after recognizing Liverpool to the Champions.<\/p>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-pullquote\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"emaki-custom pullquote\" id=\"custom_block_14\">\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>&#8220;I have said many times how many years we have been together, what we have been successful, and I can&#8217;t visualize without him.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>&#8220;He made two incredible saves. 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