Man City might have hinted at next three contract renewals in enlightening boardroom conversation

It's extremely rare to get an insight into the Manchester City boardroom, and anything that does come out will be heavily controlled.

Which is why it was interesting that City included an intriguing five-minute conversation between Txiki Begiristain and Omar Berrada in their latest episode of the behind-the-scenes documentary showing how the club won the Premier League last season.

This wasn't 'fly-on-the-wall', more a situation where both men were fully aware they were being filmed, so the conversation was bound to have taken place with the intention that it would be shown in the documentary. So to hear Begiristain openly compare City's spending and contract situations with other big clubs around Europe was interesting, and it may also suggest what the Blues are planning to do next when it comes to contract renewals.

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Discussing a list of players in the final year of their contracts around Europe in early 2022, Berrada says: "We have the list on the left of Mbappe, Pogba, Dybala, Rudiger. All of them are reaching the last months of their contract. You didn't see that in the past."

Begiristain replies: "If you told me 10 years ago that players like Mbappe, Pogba. Look at what clubs we're talking about. We're talking about PSG. See smaller teams not letting players go? It's easier for the player to assume the risk. But for a player to assume the risk of ending his contract, and by this I mean you suffer an injury?

"You suffer an injury and nobody will sign you. But you're talking about PSG players, and Manchester United, Juventus, Milan, Inter, Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Barca, oh my god... it's incredible. But think about the risk