Mateo Kovacic gives 'special' Phil Foden verdict as Man City star opens up on future

Here are your Manchester City evening headlines on Saturday, July 1.

Phil Foden can dominate the football landscape for years to come, new Manchester City midfielder Mateo Kovacic believes.

Kovacic became City's first signing of the summer, arriving from Chelsea in a £25m transfer, which could rise to £30m with add-ons. With Ilkay Gundogan leaving for Barcelona, Kovacic will take his spot in midfield to offer competition for the likes of Rodri, Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva and Kalvin Phillips.

The Croatian has a fine CV, with four Champions League titles and one Europa League among 14 career trophies. He has his sights on the Premier League while in Manchester, and also on maintaining the winning standard in the City dressing room.

Taking part in a video where he commented on some iconic City goals, Kovacic also discussed some of his future teammates - reserving particular praise for Foden.

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Zack Steffen has played down talk that he could join former Manchester City assistant Enzo Maresca at Leicester, insisting he is calm about his future.

City stopper Steffen looks set for a permanent exit this summer after leaving on loan last season. Steffen had a mixed time at Middlesbrough in the Championship, while Stefan Ortega arrived at City on a free transfer and impressed as he helped the Blues to win the FA Cup.

Steffen has admitted that he has no plans to return to City, with Pep Guardiola's goalkeeping department looking set for next season with Ortega and Scott Carson offering support to Ederson.

However, reports that Steffen could be a transfer target for Leicester are news to the goalkeeper, who insisted that he has no knowledge of that particular transfer option.

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