City to give wonderboy Foden his dream deal

MANCHESTER CITY are preparing for imminent talks with Phil Foden over a long-term contract. The 18-year-old, who scored his first goal for the club in the Carabao Cup win at Oxford United on Tuesday, is desperate to commit his future to the club he grew up supporting. Pep Guardiola has continued to be impressed by the academy graduate’s application this season and has vowed to give the midfielder plenty of game time. Sportsmail understands negotiations will begin shortly. Foden’s current contract runs out in 2020. City are expected to offer the England Under 17 World Cup winner a deal keeping him at the Etihad well into his 20s. Guardiola said on Tuesday that Foden — the youngest player to feature in the Premier League this season — can look forward to more than a decade playing for City. He has been nicknamed ‘The Stockport Iniesta’ by City fans but laughed that tag off, saying: ‘I’m happy with that but, come on, Iniesta is on a different planet! For them to call me that is massive, it means a lot. I’ll just keep getting these cup games and run-outs and hopefully I can start a lot more games one day. There’s no need to rush. ‘Pep knows what he’s doing and I’ll play at the right time. He’s good at bringing youth players through. I’m still young and I’m still learning. Training with the likes of David Silva and Kevin de Bruyne and seeing what they do every day has brought me on.’