Guardiola admits Ederson could leave Man City this summer

Manchester City kicked off their pre-season with a 3-4 defeat to Celtic at the Kenan Memorial Stadium. Despite the fact that Pep Guardiola used several first team players, the Sky Blues showed a logical lack of understanding and physical level that will be polished as the preparation matches come and go.

Although Stefan Ortega and Ederson shared the minutes as goalkeepers, the German's start gave rise to questions about the Brazilian's continuity in the post-match press conference. Ederson could leave for Arabian football in the coming weeks, a fact that was suspected and which Guardiola partly confirmed during the talk.

"I don't know, maybe he has to think about other options now. I would like Ederson to stay, but it depends on the teams. I don't know exactly what the situation is at the moment. I have had no contact in the last few days and he will continue to train with us as long as the transfer window is open, so we will see what happens," he said.

Signed for €40 million from Benfica in 2017, the expense of his transfer has been fully amortised with the goalkeeper's strong performances.

The first offer received by the English club from Al-Nassr for Ederson of 30 million euros has been considered insufficient. However, according to Pep Guardiola's words at a press conference, his departure could be a done deal as long as the clubs can come to an agreement.