One player on the books at Manchester City has reportedly already signed a contract extension with the Blues.
Over recent years, the Manchester club have loaned out numerous players to a wide variety of clubs across Europe.
Names such as Joao Cancelo, James McAtee and Maximo Perrone among others have been sent out from the Etihad Stadium on temporary loan deals.
Now though, some behind-the-scenes details have come to light regarding a secret contract extension that took place concerning one player currently owned by the Citizens.
Yan Couto signed a contract extension with Man City before Girona move
According to a recent report from Ge Globo, Yan Couto, signed a contract extension at City until 2026 before he joined Girona on his latest loan deal back in 2022.
Although the full-back’s contract at City is currently set to expire in the summer of 2025, the news of his extension to 2026 was apparently kept confidential.
City want to sell Couto
Having now completed three seasons on loan at Girona since initially being bought by City back in the 2020 summer transfer window, the Brazilian has made 95 appearances for the Spanish club across all competitions, scoring five goals and delivering 17 assists along the way.
After scoring two goals and providing 10 assists in 39 appearances for Girona this season, the defender has reportedly found himself attracting transfer interest from the likes of Juventus and Bayer Leverkusen.
It’s also been reported that the Blues would ideally like to sell the 22-year-old on a permanent basis.
Now that it’s been claimed that Couto actually has until 2026 before his contract at City expires rather than 2025, this could give the Manchester club the chance to loan him out again if a suitable transfer offer to sell him doesn’t come their way this summer and then try again the summer after.