Lewis pens new five-year City deal!

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·12 de setembro de 2025

Lewis pens new five-year City deal!

Rico Lewis has signed a new five-year contract with Manchester City in a deal that keeps him at the Club until the summer of 2030.

The new contract will further establish the Bury-born Academy graduate’s deep bond with the Club.

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Having joined City’s Academy as an eight-year-old, Lewis first progressed through City’s respective age groups before making his first team breakthrough in our Treble season of 2022/23.

Since then, the 20-year-old has gone on to establish himself as an invaluable member of Pep Guardiola’s senior squad.

Having initially made his mark as a right-back, more latterly Lewis has also hugely impressed in a variety of other positions, most notably as a hybrid midfield operator.

All told, Rico has chalked up 97 senior appearances to date, weighing in with five goals.

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Along the way he has helped City win seven senior trophies, a haul comprising of two Premier Leagues, the FA Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup, the FIFA Club World Cup and Community Shield.

He has also gone on to represent England at every age level from Under-18s onwards, winning five senior caps for the Three Lions to date.

Commenting on his new contract, Lewis said he was immensely proud to have further committed his long-term future to City.

“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,” Lewis said.

“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.

“It’s an absolute honour and privilege to represent the Club every single day and to play in front of our fantastic fans who have always been so supportive of me.

“I will give everything to try and help us look to achieve more success both this season and beyond and with the world class squad we have, I very am excited about what the future holds for the Club.”

For his part, Director of Football Hugo Viana said he was equally thrilled to see Lewis commit his long-term future to City.

“Rico embodies everything we aspire to be at Manchester City, and we are delighted he has signed his new contract,” said Viana.

“He is hugely talented and already has acquired a wealth of experience. Despite only being 20, he is hungry to keep learning and improving. His attitude is first class and exactly what we look for in a young player.

“Having come through our Academy, Rico carries with him all the values that underpin Manchester City and he cares deeply about the Club.

“And we have no doubt at all he will play a very big part in our endeavour to help bring more success to the Club going forward.”

Everyone at Manchester City would like to congratulate Rico on his contract and wish him the best of luck for the future.

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If one were to chart Rico Lewis’s progress at Manchester City since making his first team breakthrough it would be a graph that shows a continual upwards curve.

For if ever a player helped personify the phrase if you’re good enough, you’re old enough, then surely it’s the Bury-born Academy graduate.

His burgeoning talent and ability were already evident from an early age.

So much so that Rico was fast-tracked into City’s Under-18s at the age of 15 before then going on to captain the side to Under-18 Premier League North title glory in the 2021/22 season.

Lewis was subsequently included in the City squad that went on a two-week long summer tour to the United States in the summer of 2022 where he made a vivid and lasting impression on Pep Guardiola and his coaching team.

Evidence of that came when Rico was subsequently named on the bench for the opening game of the 2022/23 Premier League season at West Ham.

Six days later he was afforded his senior debut, coming off the bench in a 4-0 win against Bournemouth.

Having formally become part of the senior squad, Rico went from strength to strength across a season that saw City create football history as we secured the Treble of league, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League.

All told, he went on to make 23 appearances across all competitions, playing his own key role as Guardiola’s side entered the pantheon of true footballing legends.

The advent of the 2023/24 campaign saw Lewis continue to make huge professional strides.

He was part of the City squad that quickly followed up that Treble triumph by claiming the 2023 UEFA Super Cup in the same month that also saw him pen a long-term contract.

Lewis continued to prosper and also demonstrated his tactical versatility and flexibility with Guardiola often utilising him in a hybrid role that saw him marry his defensive duties alongside operating further forward in midfield to impressive effect.

More success followed in December of 2023, as City were crowned FIFA Club World Champions in Saudi Arabia, Lewis featuring to great acclaim in midfield during the showpiece final where Guardiola’s side overcame Fluminense 4-0 in Jeddah.

Lewis then more than played his part in helping the Club chalk up yet more English history with the 2023/24 campaign seeing City become the first-ever men’s side to win four titles in a row.

Along the way, Lewis has also developed the happy knack of establishing a penchant for scoring in quite spectacular fashion.

His maiden senior strike was an unforgettable effort in a 3-1 Champions League win over Sevilla at the Etihad in November 2022 and was one that - at just 17 years and 346 days of age - saw him become the youngest player ever to score on their first UCL start.

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The following campaign saw Lewis register his maiden Premier League goals – ironically against Crystal Palace both home and away – once again in thrilling fashion.

Two more equally memorable efforts followed last term – the first away at Palace once more before a stunning early effort at Wembley set City en-route to last April’s 2-0 FA Cup semi-final win over Nottingham Forest.

Alongside that fine progress at Club level, Lewis has also made huge strides in the international arena.

Having been capped by England at Under-16, Under-18, Under-19 and Under-21 level, Rico was subsequently afforded his maiden senior cap in a 1-1 EURO 2024 qualifier away to Macedonia in November 2023.

He has since gone on to win five caps all told for the Three Lions.

Now, with his new long-term contract secured, Rico will be focused to attaining even greater heights for City and on the international stage.