Josko Gvardiol has won your vote to be crowned the Etihad Player of the Season for 2024/25.

The Croatian beat both Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland to win the award in just his second season at the Club.

Thousands of City fans had their say, but it was Gvardiol who collected almost half of the votes in the final shortlist after progressing through to the last three.

The 23-year-old played 53 games across all competitions this season – more than anyone else in Pep Guardiola’s squad.

Splitting his duties across left-back and centre-back, Gvardiol has been vital to City ever since arriving at the Club in the summer of 2023.

He found the net five times in the Premier League, including a stunning right-footed curler at Wolves that was named our Nissan Goal of the Month for October.

There was also a goal in the successful FA Cup semi-final meeting with Nottingham Forest to further his credentials as one of the most prolific defenders in world football.

Towards the end of the term, Gvardiol struck up an excellent partnership with Ruben Dias at the heart of the defence as we pushed towards our third-placed Premier League finish and subsequent Champions League qualification.

It is the first time he has won the Etihad Player of the Season vote, following in the footsteps of Phil Foden and Erling Haaland in the last two campaigns.

Kevin De Bruyne has previously dominated the award, winning it four times and equalling the Club record with former defender Richard Dunne.

Now, Gvardiol and the entire City squad are preparing to head to the USA for this summer’s FIFA Club World Cup.

Everyone at Manchester City would like to congratulate Josko on this award!

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Liverpool FC have agreed a British record transfer fee for German midfielder Florian Wirtz, with the starlet expected to join from Bayer Leverkusen in the coming days.

The German will join Liverpool for a Premier League record fee of €150m (£126m) after agreeing personal terms with the Premier League Champions weeks ago.

He will link up with former teammate Jeremie Frimpong, who also signed for the Reds just last week in a £30m swoop.

The 22-year-old is perhaps the best young forward available – an asset for Liverpool as the club gears up for the possibility of life without talisman Mohamed Salah in 2027.

Wirtz is considered one of the best attacking midfielders in world football after starring in Leverkusen’s Bundesliga title win in 2023-24, before scoring 16 goals and assisting 15 more in their most recent campaign.

The deal taking Wirtz to Liverpool is set to beat the current British record, currently held by Moises Caicedo’s £115m move to Chelsea. Liverpool have plenty of cash in the kitty after their title win, combined with very limited spending in the past three windows – only Federico Chiesa (£12m) and Giorgi Mamardashvili (£30m) joined the club since January 2024, with the latter yet to feature after spending last season on loan at Valencia. This allows Liverpool to push aggressively in the market this window.

Wirtz is reportedly on his way to Merseyside to complete his medical before an official announcement next week.

FC Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Manchester City were all interested in Wirtz but he expressed his preference to play for Liverpool – a refreshing contrast to Scouse fullback Trent Alexander-Arnold running down his contract to sign for Madrid.

What’s next for the Premier League champions? With a deal for Bournemouth’s Hungarian left back Milos Kerkez on the verge of completion, the Reds also hope to bolster both attacking and defensive depth ahead of the new season – though will likely have to offload players to free up any more funds.

Uruguayan forward Darwin Nunez is already halfway out the door, with the 25-year-old’s inconsistency in front of goal pushing Arne Slot to find a solution elsewhere. Also linked with an exit are Colombian winger Luis Diaz and Portuguese striker Diogo Jota, who could be sold for a combined €130m according to latest reports.

FC Barcelona are keen admirers of Diaz in particular, with reports suggesting they would be willing to cough up almost €80m for his services.

Despite winning the title by a considerable margin, Liverpool look set for a new-look squad to enter the new season. Headlined by statement signing Florian Wirtz, expectations are high.

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Chido Obi continued his strong performance at the prestigious Maurice Revello Tournament with a goal in Denmark Under-20s’ group-stage victory over Japan on Tuesday.

The young Manchester United forward now has two goals and an assist in three games out in Toulon, in a competition where current and former Reds stars have shone before.

Alejandro Garnacho impressed for Argentina in the 2022 edition, while Matheus Cunha — for whom a deal has been agreed, subject to visa and registration — was Player of the Tournament in 2019. Back in 2014, Bruno Fernandes represented Portugal, while playing for Udinese.

Sekou Kone, meanwhile, performed well for Mali in this year’s group stages, before the African nation were unfortunately knocked out on goal difference.

Chido enjoyed a strong first season at United, making his first steps as a Red with the club’s Under-18s side, shortly after completing a move from Arsenal. He netted a hat-trick within 14 minutes of his first start before steady progress with the guidance of United’s Academy coaches.

Particularly notable performances included seven goals in three FA Youth Cup games, earning Obi a senior debut by mid-February, when he came off the bench to feature in our Premier League defeat at Tottenham Hotspur.

He made a total of eight appearances by the season’s end, before travelling on the post-season tour to Asia, where he netted two goals in victory over Hong Kong, China.

This experience with Denmark is the final addition to an excellent season of development for the 17-year-old. Playing against opponents older than him, he made an assist in the opening game against Mexico — a 3-3 draw — before netting against both Congo and Japan.

Against the former, he wrapped up a 2-0 victory late on with a right-footed drive from outside the box. His goal against Japan was scruffier, but the result of good pressing in the opposition’s box. That opened the scoring in a 3-0 win.

Denmark will now play in the semi-finals against Saudi Arabia on Friday 13 June at 13:00 BST.

France and Mexico face off in the other semi-final.

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