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Manchester City keeping a close eye on £8.3m player who admitted he rejected Manchester United
TBR Football understand Manchester City are monitoring Parma No.31 Zion Suzuki – who admitted he rejected a move to Manchester United.
Manchester City have work to do in terms of recruitment after an indifferent run of results under Pep Guardiola.
The Citizens have won just three of their last 11 Premier League outings – leaving them sixth in the table – as it becomes apparent a number of established Manchester City𓆏 stars may be starting to decline.
Position | Team | Played MP | Won W | Drawn D | Lost L | For GF | Against GA | Diff GD | Points Pts |
6 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 27 | 9 | 34 |
TBR Football understand Manchester City are ready to replace Kyle Walker – to give one example – while Ederson is 💖also at risk of being offloaded as he enters the final 18 months of his contract, amid iꦓnterest from Saudi Arabia.
Guardiola already has Stefan Ortega as a backup for the Brazil international, although Graeme Bailey – Chief Correspondent at TBR Football – has now been told Zion Suzuki is also an option to replace the South American at Manchester City.
Manchester City shortlist Zion Suzuki
TBR Football understand Manchester City have regularly scouted the Jap💦an int🐼ernational this season – with Parma expecting offers for the goalkeeper due to his stunning performances.
Lille No.30 Lucas Cheval♏ier and Atalanta No.29 Marco Carnesecchi are also admired by the Citizens.

However, if Suzuki ends up 🦩being the chosen ಞone for Manchester City, he would be immediately popular at the Etihad Stadium after what he did in the summer of 2023.
The 22-year🅰-old actually rejected a move to Manchester United while Erik ten Hag was at the helm, instead opting for a loan movꦐe to Sint-Truiden in preference of regular playing time, before a (£8.3m) switch to Parma followed back in July.
Suzuki told : “When I was in Japan, they wanted me from the Premier League, but, in Belgium, I would have pla🦹yed more. I’m happy with my choice. Then, the choice of Serie A. It is k🍨nown across the world for the level of goalkeepers.”
With a jug🐭gernaut in Manchester City now monitoring his situation, it seems the Parma Noꦜ.31 made the right decision.
Zion Suzuki has been named one of the greatest talents on the planet
The New Jersey-born glovesm𒊎an bo🉐asts rich potential.
In fact, Thorsten Fink, who managed Suzuki at Sint-Truiden, described him as “on✨e of the world’s greatest talents in his position” as quoted by Walfoot.
With other elite talents already at Manchester City in Savinho, Josko Gvardiol and Erling Haaland, the Parma glovesman would fit rig♊ht in.