Ederson remains first-choice goalkeeper at Man City – Pep Guardiola

Pep Guardiola has insisted that Ederson remains his first-choice goalkeeper at Manchester City amid speculation linking the Brazil international with a move to Turkey.

Ederson is reportedly keen on a move to join Galatasaray but City are clear they do not want to sell the 31-year-old, who has one year left on his contract.

City have themselves been strongly linked with Paris St Germain’s unwanted goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, having already spent £27million to bring James Trafford back from Burnley.

But asked who was in line to start in goal in Saturday’s Premier League opener away to Wolves, Guardiola said it would be Ederson.

“Right now, Eddy (is number one),” he said. “He’s fit, yeah.”

This summer has seen City bring in Tijjani Reijnders, Rayan Ait-Nouri, Rayan Cherki and Trafford, as well as reserve goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli and youngster Sveree Nypan.

But last season Guardiola had said he would “quit” if he had too many players on the books and there is still plenty of work to be done moving players on.

Kevin De Bruyne, Kyle Walker and Scott Carson have left from the old guard, while Jack Grealish has gone on loan to Everton and January signing Vitor Reis has been loaned to sister club Girona.

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