Manchester City will want to win a record 5th successive English leading flight title when the brand-new season begins in August.
Pep Guardiola's side ended up being the very first in English football history to win 4 leading flight titles in a row, and the Spaniard will be desperate to see the Citizens safeguard their crown and extend the record in doing so.
In the meantime, however, City have actually permitted among their most appealing young gamers to leave the club completely.
Newly-promoted Southampton revealed on Monday that protector Taylor Harwood-Bellis had actually finished an irreversible transfer to the south coast club.
The 22-year-old centre-back invested last season on loan at St. Mary's and played a crucial function for Russel Martin's side as they protected promo back to the Premier League at the very first chance.
Harwood-Bellis has actually finished a long-term switch to Southampton
The Englishman, who has actually played simply 8 times for City at senior level, has actually signed a four-year handle the Saints.
In 2015, the protector captained England to triumph at the European Under-21 Championships, having actually assisted Burnley accomplish promo from the Champioship throughout a loan spell at Turf Moor throughout the 2022/23 project.
He then played 46 times throughout all competitors for Southampton last season, beginning 40 Championship matches.
The statement likewise exposes that the relocation has actually ocurred after Southampton activated a provision in Harwood-Bellis' preliminary loan offer, with the irreversible switch ending up being active on July 1.
