One Manchester City player’s future could be crucial to this summer’s events | OneFootball

One player for Manchester City who is facing an uncertain future is James McAtee. More so, because at the end of this season, he has one year left on his current contract. Although McAtee has featured of late, he hasn’t played enough this season. When he has played as we saw against Aston Villa on Tuesday evening, McAtee has shown something. But for the betterment of his career, he may seek a move this summer to play more often.

There have been two clubs heavily linked with a move for McAtee in the summer. They are Nottingham Forest and Bayer Leverkusen. James Ducker has reported for the Telegraph that both clubs have an interest in signing McAtee this summer. Furthermore, Ducker reports that City are interested in signing Morgan Gibbs-White or Florian Wirtz this summer.

The future of James McAtee all of a sudden looms as a crucial component of City’s summer transfer window. If Manchester City can sign one of Florian Wirtz or Morgan Gibbs-White, or both, McAtee’s opportunities to play for Pep Guardiola’s side will dwindle. But given the fact that Forest and Leverkusen have an interest in signing the City academy graduate his future may sway either club to sell Gibbs-White or Wirtz. I don’t believe any swap deal will come to fruition, they are exceedingly rare. But if City sign one of Wirtz or Gibbs-White, McAtee’s next destination may reveal itself.

Or there is another possibility. If McAtee signed for Leverkusen or Nottingham Forest early in the transfer window perhaps that will give a clue about Manchester City’s chances of signing Wirtz or Gibbs-White. That’s another scenario that may be in play.

Summary.

James McAtee’s future looms as a crucial element of Manchester City’s summer. How it unfolds could provide a clue as to how City’s reported pursuits of Florian Wirtz or Morgan Gibbs-White may unfold. In a summer that has plenty to watch for, James McAtee’s future or future destination is another story to monitor.