Overview
- Phil Foden has signed a four-year contract that keeps him at Manchester City until 2030, a move the club says shows continued faith in the academy graduate.
- New manager Enzo Maresca has publicly pledged to help Foden regain his best form and personally checked in with him after he was left out of England’s 2026 World Cup squad.
- Foden has not scored in his last 31 appearances for club and country and struggled last season with an ankle injury and off-field issues, but he says he is now fully fit.
- Maresca will take charge of City for the first time in Saturday’s friendly against Inter Milan in Hong Kong, a first step in a planned reset of roles and tactics under the new coach.
- With Guardiola gone and several senior players departed, the club views a Foden resurgence as important to maintaining its challenge for major trophies and to stabilise the squad going into the new season.