Positivity around Gvardiol talks

Manchester City are understood to be feeling positive in conversations around a new contract for defender Josko Gvardiol.

The 24-year-old's current deal expires in 2028 and City are looking to tie him down at Etihad Stadium for the long term.

Gvardiol won City's player of the season award in 2024-25 but played only 25 games in all competitions last season as his campaign was disrupted for four months after sustaining a broken leg in January.

The player has been linked, external with a move to Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich, but there is positivity from the hierarchy at City that he will remain at the club, with talks over an extension said to be progressing well.

Gvardiol is currently preparing for the World Cup with Croatia and could come up against some of his City team-mates in their opening game against England on 17 June (kick-off 21:00 BST).