An important piece of the future for Manchester City has extended his contract | OneFootball

Since bursting onto the first-team scene at Manchester City during the 22/23 season, Rico Lewis has established himself as an important player in Pep Guardiola’s squad. His versatility and technical ability do make him the ideal player to play a role in the City squad. The fact that Lewis has grown up in Manchester City’s academy only amplifies this fact. Now, Rico Lewis has officially signed a contract extension with the club. That is good news, and it is hoped that Lewis will kick on as a player with his future secured.

Rico Lewis has extended his contract with Manchester City until 2030.

Manchester City confirmed yesterday on mancity.com that Rico Lewis had put pen to paper on a five-year contract extension with the club. Lewis’s new deal is set to expire in the summer of 2030. Rico Lewis signed for City when he was eight years old. His rise through City’s academy is a great story. It also shows Manchester City’s other academy players that there is a path to City’s first-team through the academy. Rico Lewis is Manchester City through and through, and his contract extension is great news.

After putting pen to paper on a new deal with City, Rico Lewis revealed that he is delighted to remain a City player. He told mancity.com: “Manchester City mean everything to me so to have been given the opportunity to sign this new contract is such a special moment both for me personally and my family.”

“I am still improving and developing as a player, and I know that the opportunity to carry on working with Pep, his coaching team and our amazing squad will only help me to keep getting better.”

“I have spent so much of my life at this club. City means everything to me, so to be able to stay longer makes me incredibly happy.”

The hope is that Rico Lewis can now kick on as a player.

After Nottingham Forest showed interest in signing Rico Lewis during the summer transfer window, it became clear very quickly that Lewis was never going to leave Manchester City. He promptly put to bed any speculation surrounding his future after Manchester City’s opening weekend win over Wolves. Now with his future secured, it is hoped that Lewis will kick on as a player.

Rico Lewis has all of the necessary attributes to become an important squad member at Manchester City. He is blessed with tremendous technical ability. Lewis also thrives in tight spaces and the half pockets, which make him a stereotypical City player. He has also graduated from being a talented youngster to an England international. The challenge now for Lewis is to become a first-team regular at Manchester City. There is an opening in Pep Guardiola’s squad to do just that.

The right-back role is up for grabs in Pep Guardiola’s squad. That is the position that Lewis can make his own this season. He has the game, plus the technical, and tactical ability to do so. His competition is Matheus Nunes for the right-back spot, and there is a strong argument to be made that Rico Lewis is a more reliable option than Matheus Nunes. It is now up to Lewis to make the right-back position his own this season.

It is excellent news that Rico Lewis has committed his future to Manchester City. Now it will be fascinating to see how he develops as a player. He has the game to become a key player at the club. If he can do that, it will make Rico Lewis’s rise from academy graduate to key contributor at City an even better story.