Izuchukwu OkosiManchester City have reached an agreement in principle to extend the contract of forward Phil Foden after a meeting with his representatives according to reports by leading English media outfits.
The England international scored a hat-trick in Sunday’s Manchester derby in the 6-3 beating of Manchester United along with Erling Haaland.
Foden has faced a tumultuous time at City with injury setbacks and controversy over his amorous relationship with a young lady which he got involved in company of Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood.
Foden’s career has seemingly took a turn for the better with promising displays and he has put in good shifts that has prompted the City hierarchy to consider a new deal.
To that effect, talks have been held with final details on his image rights the only thing left on the agenda.
Reports in the British newspapers hint that preliminary discussions over a new contract for the former youth international began in September.
Foden who won the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2017 with England is almost guaranteed a place in the Three Lions’ flight to Qatar in November if fit and in form.
Foden’s continued stay in City could mean lack of first team opportunities for fellow England international Jack Grealish who might receive offers from other clubs in the winter transfer window in January or later in the summer.
City are second in the English Premier League table with 18 points from eight matches, three points adrift of Arsenal who defeated north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 at the Emirates Saturday lunch time.
Foden was used sometimes in previous seasons as a ‘false nine’ in the absence of a conventional, traditional number 9 striker.
However the arrival of Haaland from Borussia Dortmund has changed the narrative and goals are abound for the club who are keen to defend their title.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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