Overview

• Manchester City are in advanced talks with Burnley to re-sign James Trafford under a £40 million buy-back clause and are seeking to negotiate a reduced fee.
• Ederson has agreed personal terms with Galatasaray, making a transfer departure likely and creating space for City’s next first-choice goalkeeper.
• Trafford recorded 29 clean sheets in the Championship last season to help Burnley secure promotion and has since earned a senior England call-up.
• Newcastle United’s reported £27 million bid for Trafford was rejected by Burnley in June, leaving City as the frontrunner to secure the goalkeeper.
• The proposed move reflects City’s strategy of using buy-back and sell-on clauses to oversee academy talent and balance summer rebuild expenses.