Manchester City goalkeeper expected to sign new contract ahead of new loan season at Bolton

Manchester City goalkeeper James Trafford is expected to sign a new contract at the club after heading out on loan at Bolton Wanderers for the second time.

The 19-year-old City stopper has returned to the University of Bolton Stadium club for the upcoming campaign. It follows spending the second half of last season out on loan at Ian Evatt's side as he became the club's number one goalkeeper in the the second half of the campaign in place of Joel Dixon.

The England under-21 international has not travelled to Portugal for the League One club's training camp. He will link up again with Wanderers next week when they return from the Algarve after being granted some time off due to recent international duties.

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The ambitious young goalkeeper has spoken in the past of his desire to one day be City's number one goalkeeper. He faces quite the competition to do so with the likes of Ederson, Zack Steffen and veteran Scott Carson options for Pep Guardiola.

Gavin Bazunu, who was also on the books at City, has recently moved to Southampton and a one area of potential competition to Trafford has been removed. His deal at City is poised to expire in the summer of 2023.

But it is understood that Trafford is expected to sign a new contract at the Etihad Stadium which will take him beyond the end of his current deal at the Premier League champions. It puts any potential hopes that Wanderers had of maybe signing Trafford on a free transfer next summer to bed.

Speaking in Portugal to the Manchester Evening News , Wanderers boss Ian Evatt said the upcoming new deal for Trafford at City is 'exceptional' for him. He believes it is credit