Manchester City supporters have been handed further encouragement around the club’s signing of Burnley goalkeeper James Trafford this weekend.The 22-year-old is on the verge of completing a return

The 22-year-old has agreed a five-year deal plus the option of a further 12 months to return to the club he left in June 2023.

Manchester City insert buy-back clauses when they sell players yet tend not to activate them when those academy products move on. But this is an example of why they put them in the deals, as it has proven helpful in the ability to buy back a talented player on this occasion.