James Trafford will be a wanted man this summer with four Premier League clubs already expressing an interest in the Manchester City understudy goalkeeper.
Trafford is likely to start in the FA Cup final for City against Chelsea at Wembley, where he has excelled in cup competitions for Pep Guardiola’s domestic treble-chasing side.
Gianluigi Donnarumma is first choice in Europe and the Premier League, leading to the England international – who rejoined City last summer before the Italy goalkeeper was also signed – to consider his options this summer.
Aston Villa, Chelsea, Tottenham and Newcastle are all monitoring Trafford’s situation. Several sources suggested a fee of around £40m could be enough to tempt City into letting Trafford go.
City will sell Trafford if they can make a profit (Photo: Getty)Villa have already made contact with the 23-year-old’s representatives as Emiliano Martinez’s future remains up in the air. The Argentine stopper has been strongly linked with a move to Liverpool, who look set to lose Alisson Becker in the summer.
Newcastle are the other frontrunners for Trafford’s signature, with signing a new goalkeeper a priority this summer after a difficult season between the sticks for Nick Pope.
Chelsea and Tottenham have also joined the race more as a “market opportunity”, one source added. The chance to sign an England international for a reasonable price could tempt them into a move, with both lacking in sufficient quality in the goalkeeper department.
Trafford is understood to be open to a move away from the Etihad. He is likely to finish the season with at least two trophies, but his bit-part role in the Premier League and slim chances of usurping Donnarumma on a permanent basis will come into his thinking in the summer.
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City are not actively looking to sell at the moment, as they brought Trafford to the club as a long-term investment. They are perfectly set up in the goalkeeper department to fight on multiple fronts, as they have this season, with Trafford starting 16 times. However, making a profit on a second-choice option could tempt them into selling.
A lighter workload is not what Trafford returned to City for, something that will not be enough to see him replace Jordan Pickford as England’s number one regularly. He is set to go to the World Cup this summer as second choice.
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