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‘Good Career Choice’ ‘Upgraded’ Fans Happy As City Poach Teenage Defender From Arch Rival

‘Good Career Choice’ ‘Upgraded’ Fans Happy As City Poach Teenage Defender From Arch Rival

David Tully Oct 4th 2023

Manchester City have signed Manchester United defender Harrison Parker, according to Fabrizio Romano.

The journalist shared a picture of the 17-year-old putting pen to paper after completing his move to the Etihad Stadium:

Parker had joined United from Arsenal a couple of years ago but the England youth international has decided to move across Manchester as he continues his development. Unsurprisingly, fans on X were delighted to have poached the youngster from their main rivals:

City’s rise to top dog in Manchester

Even 10 years ago, it would have been hard to imagine the power shift that has taken place from United to City. At the time, just before Sir Alex Ferguson retired, they had won their 13th Premier League title in just over two decades.

Since then, though, the Red Devils have struggled, while the Blue side of Manchester has gone from strength to strength. It is no wonder young players, such as Parker, want to cross the divide.

City have bolstered their academy this summer

Parker is just the latest player to join the City Football Academy in recent months. Spike Brits has made the move from AFC Wimbledon, while Luka Fletcher has been brought in from Reading to reinforce the Under 18s.

At Under 21 level, the Citizens have recruited centre-back Jamal Baptiste on a free transfer from West Ham.

Watch this video on Shots! TV previewing Manchester United and Manchester City’s upcoming games

David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for National World's Football News Network.

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