‘Proud’ James Trafford completes return to Man City from Burnley | OneFootball

Manchester City have completed the signing of goalkeeper James Trafford from Burnley.

The 22-year-old re-joins the club on a five-year deal for a reported fee of £27m.

He will wear the number one shirt for the Cityzens and becomes the sixth signing of the summer following the arrivals of Rayan Ait-Nouri, Tijjani Reijnders, Marcus Bettinelli, Rayan Cherki and Sverre Nypan.

Trafford joined City’s academy in 2015 before leaving City for Burnley in 2023.

He made 73 appearances for the Clarets and enjoyed a fantastic last season to help them win promotion to the Premier League, keeping a record 29 clean sheets across 45 Championship games and was named in the division’s team of the year.

“To play for Man City has been one of my goals since I joined the club when I was 12-years-old,” Trafford said.

“I know my journey would look differently and throughout it, I always believed I would be coming back.

“When I left, I always believed that one day I would be back, and I’ve worked to achieve this moment.

“I always believed I’d get to this moment and now I’m here, I have to keep going.

“Rejoining City is such a special and proud moment both for me and my family. I always dreamed that one day I would be able to come back to Manchester City.

“This is the place I call home – it’s a truly special football club with fantastic people who make it such a unique place to work and play.

“I am also very excited and honoured to have been given the opportunity to work under Pep and with such a world-class group of players.

“I am still very young and hungry to keep learning and improving – and I know there is no better environment than Manchester City to help make me become the best goalkeeper I can be.

“I also cannot wait to play in front of the amazing City fans for the first time and will do everything I can to help this great club look to achieve even more success.”