Manchester City have a serious player on their hands according to stalwart goalkeeper Ederson.
Ederson has won all there is to win at Manchester City, including six Premier League titles and a Champions League.
So when the 31-year-old goalkeeper speaks, it is wise to listen. He has played 361 games for City under Pep Guardiola and conceded 301 goals, whilst keeping 162 clean sheets in the process.
Despite his brilliance throughout the years, it has been claimed that Ederson could leave Manchester City this summer.
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It remains to be seen whether that will actually happen or not, but it wouldn’t be a surprise, with Pep plotting a big summer revolution at The Etihad.
The exciting thing for the Man City fans is that you can all be assured that the Man City manager will be targeting the very best young players in world football.
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Ederson makes huge claim about Manchester City star Vitor Reis
It will definitely be all change at The Etihad during the off-season, with Pep Guardiola ready to get rid of up to eight Manchester City players.
And when that happens, the door will be wide open for the next generation of stars to come through the ranks and shine.
One of them is Vitor Reis, who joined Man City from Palmeiras in January of this year.
City paid £30 million to prise the 19-year-old from the Brazilian outfit (Evening Standard).
Reis has played two games for Man City so far – with both coming in the FA Cup.
The young South American definitely looks the part, but he obviously has a lot of work to do before he becomes a regular under Pep.
Ederson explained how the sky’s the limit for Reis, when speaking to ESPN Brazil:
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“Vitor has a very great talent, with a very promising future. We talk every day, we are always together, me, him, Savinho and Matheus Nunes. He is very promising. It’s hard to put a 19-year-old defender directly in the Premier League, especially in City. But he has already had some games and performed very well. I see him as a great future of City’s defence.“
“He is a player who listens a lot, who seeks to evolve, both in training, in the gym, and in the English classes he is taking. If he continues with this mentality, this desire to evolve, he will certainly be one of the best defenders in the world in the future.“
That’s quite the claim from Ederson, and the City fans will undoubtedly be very excited about his comments.
The real reason why Vitor Reis joined Manchester City
The 19-year-old looks like hugely exciting talent, and seemingly has everything needed to succeed at the very highest level of the game.
But why did he pick Man City above every other club that wanted him?
Reis responded when asked by the club’s official website about what attracted him to City:
“The magnitude of Manchester City, its history and its structure,”
“I followed a lot in the last few years. All we watch on TV is Manchester City so every kid that loves football is certainly watching Manchester City.
“When the door knocked and it was Manchester City, I knew there wasn’t anywhere else to go.“
Vitor Reis is clearly someone who is delighted to be at Manchester City. And according to Ederson, the fans should be over the moon to have him at the club as well.