{"id":206,"date":"2026-03-26T21:56:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T21:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/?p=206"},"modified":"2026-03-26T21:56:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T21:56:31","slug":"rooney-says-man-city-star-with-big-future-may-have-no-choice-but-to-move-away-from-the-etihad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/?p=206","title":{"rendered":"Rooney Says Man City Star With &#8220;Big Future&#8221; May Have No Choice But &#8220;To Move&#8221; Away From The Etihad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<article>\n<p><strong>Former Man Utd and England striker Wayne Rooney believes James Trafford will have \u201cto move\u201d from Man City to realise his full potential.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old started the Carabao Cup final and kept a clean sheet against Arsenal, but he has struggled for regular game time due to the presence of Gianluigi Donnarumma. Asked for his opinion on Trafford, Rooney said the goalkeeper has to get more minutes:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve all known the potential he has, and he\u2019s got a big future in front of him, but I still haven\u2019t seen enough of him at the top level to fully judge him. I think it\u2019s going to be difficult now, obviously, with Donnarumma at Man City.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"sra_unit\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"block-sra\" href=\"https:\/\/mancitynews.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/snack-related-articles\/dist\/css\/snack-related.min.css?240402-33626\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\"\/>\n<aside class=\"sra-group sra-related-list\">\n<h2 class=\"sra-group-head\">Most Read on Man City News<\/h2>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt looks like probably the only way for him to get that experience and go and play is to move club. Unless he\u2019s really patient and waits around.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Guardiola has had his say on Trafford\u2019s future<\/h2>\n<p><smartframe-embed theme=\"sp-theme\" customer-id=\"0b629b85ba2abe5ff39df9829ee5fb57\" image-id=\"mcfc9viW3aCb\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; aspect-ratio: 7790\/5137; max-width: 7790px;\"\/><!-- https:\/\/smartframe.io\/embedding-support --><br \/>Prior to the win over Arsenal, manager Pep Guardiola was asked to comment on Trafford, following remarks from the player that he had not expected to be Donnarumma\u2019s understudy.<\/p>\n<p>Guradiola was pretty blunt with his response, <strong>saying<\/strong> that Trafford would have to make a decision on his future at the end of the season.<\/p>\n<h2>The Man City keeper will have suitors<\/h2>\n<p>Newcastle were very keen on recruiting Trafford prior to the Citizens re-signing the keeper back in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>The Magpies are believed to be seeking a replacement for Nick Pope, but there are suggestions that their interest in Trafford has subsequently cooled.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea have also been linked with the former England youth international, and Glen Johnson <strong>recently commented<\/strong> that the Blues may consider a move for him after struggling to fill the number one spot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more news on Man City? Add Man City News as a preferred source on Google<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/article><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Man Utd and England striker Wayne Rooney believes James Trafford will have \u201cto move\u201d from Man City to realise his full potential. The 23-year-old started the Carabao Cup final and kept a clean sheet against Arsenal, but he has struggled for regular game time due to the presence of Gianluigi Donnarumma. 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