He rejected Manchester City and Pep Guardiola, now he shines with his new team far from England

Manchester City is one of the most outstanding teams in the Premier League. Pep Guardiola's side clinched the treble last week with a star-studded squad. Among the main responsible are Erling Haaland, Bernardo Silva, Gundogan, among others. For this reason, everything seemed to indicate that the Citizens were really invincible last season after deploying a football of great quality.

In recent years, the demand on the team has increased considerably. Even though the Manchester team struggled to fight for titles, the efforts simply didn't pay off and were constantly eliminated along the way. The closest they came was in 2021 when Chelsea prevailed against them with a solitary goal that defined all history for City.

Despite having a large investment to make purchases of players, since the arrival of the Spaniard, most of the purchases have been excellent and there are few signings that fail to stand out at the Etihad Stadium. After losing the final against Chelsea, the team set out to improve and be the best. That also includes bringing in the best, which is why City were bolstered by the likes of Erling Haaland.

The Norwegian's time at Manchester City has been extremely positive. At the moment, he continues to add goals and contribute in what seems simply a routine profession for him. Similarly, City planned to reinforce itself with other players. However, not everyone is willing to accept and this was the case for this outstanding Bundesliga player.

The player who rejected City

According to an interview with a member of the board of directors for the White Remontada page, Jude Bellingham turned down Manchester City this summer. According to Jose Manuel Otero, Pep Guardiola wanted to convince the attacker to play in the Premier League, in his native country. However, with Real Madrid's offer on the table, everything seemed to indicate that it was imminent to make him change his mind from the beginning.