Manchester City are “set to hand” midfielder Nico O’Reilly a new five-year contract, according to reports in the English media.
Tabloid newspaper The Sun claim that Pep Guardiola’s side will offer the 20-year-old a “double your money” deal that means he will earn £25,000 a week.
Considering O’Reilly’s recent performances, most notably against Bournemouth in the FA Cup, supporters on X agree he deserves to be given an extension:
Deserved
— Gintoki is the funniest mc (@Daviesbrn) April 6, 2025
Get him tied down pronto. Already performing like one of our better players.
— City Mick 🇧🇼 (@City__Mick) April 6, 2025
Get it done asap
— TFN💤 (@seilesstay) April 6, 2025
The lad is going to be a star. Hopefully we’re smart enough to make sure that he’ll be playing for us when he gets to that point
— Will Nicholls (@wrjn37) April 6, 2025
Well deserved💙
— Jake Pritchard (@JakePritchardFC) April 6, 2025
Finally keeping our youngsters
— Symon Geno (@SymonGeno) April 6, 2025
Well deserved starboy ⭐
— City Cooking Oil (@CityCookingOil1) April 7, 2025
City are trying to ward off interest in the midfielder
In addition to rewarding O’Reilly for his fine form, the Premier League champions are also trying to keep him out of the clutches of their rivals.
Chelsea have been circling the England Under 21 international, having had an approach knocked back during the January transfer window.
The Sun report that if O’Reilly puts pen to paper on the new contract, it would extinguish any hopes that the Blues have of signing him.
O’Reilly has been praised by his manager
Speaking after providing two assists in the 2-1 win over Bournemouth late last month, Guardiola said:
“His impact today was outstanding. He’s going to play in semi-final for sure!”
Guardiola also decided to play him in the Manchester derby on Sunday evening, although the midfielder wasn’t quite as influential.
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