Former PSG Star Could Cause Man City Player’s Exit to Newcastle | OneFootball

When Gianluigi Donnarumma left PSG for Manchester City, it was bad news for James Trafford, who also arrived this past summer transfer window. With Donnarumma having that UEFA Champions League and big-game pedigree, Trafford might be thinking of a departure.

Manchester City spent £27 million to re-sign Trafford from Burnley in July, per ESPN. However, toward the end of the summer window, when it was clear that PSG wasn’t willing to meet the contract extension demand from Donnarumma’s camp, the Italian was available, and the English side jumped at the chance.

With Donnarumma firm in that No. 1 spot, a report reveals that one Premier League club has its eyes on Trafford as the winter transfer window nears.

James Trafford Could Leave Manchester City

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TEAMtalk reports that Newcastle are making a strong January push for Trafford, who has found minutes hard to come by at Manchester City. Eddie Howe’s group have tracked the 23-year-old for several seasons and nearly landed him in the summer, but he ultimately chose to head back to Man City.

In September, former Manchester City manager Stuart Pearce said on talkSPORT that Trafford should have seen Donnarumma’s arrival as a positive, noting it gives the chance to bring in a Champions League and European Cup winner.

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“You’ll probably be a little bit disappointed, but you’ve got a top goalkeeper there,” Pearce said. “If I was advising him, I would say, ‘Look, at the age you are at the moment, see this as a positive [when] Donnarumma comes in.’

“You’ve got competition, so you’ve got to up your game. Also, you’ve got two great role models that have been around the block to learn from over the next year or so. I would use it as a positive rather than a negative, if I was him.”