Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen, Eintracht Frankfurt, RB Leipzig and Stuttgart are interested in Manchester City's 22-year-old England Under-21 midfielder James McAtee. (Times - subscription required), external
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With the knockouts about to begin, the Opta supercomputer, external has predicted who is now the favourite to win the Club World Cup and broken down every team's chances.
According to Opta's model, Paris St-Germain are the most likely victors but only by 0.2% with Manchester City, who have the tournament's only perfect record so far, just behind them.
PSG will face Lionel Messi's Inter Miami in the last 16, while Pep Guardiola's men will go up against Al-Hilal after both topping their groups.
Inter Milan, Bayern Munich and Chelsea make up the rest of the top five, with the Premier League side having the most difficult route to the quarter-finals as they face Benfica in the next round.
Should both Chelsea and Manchester City keep winning, they will face each other in the semi-finals at 20:00 BST on Tuesday, 8 July.
Real Madrid are in sixth with just a 9.7% chance of securing the trophy.
Take a look below to see the full break down of every team's chances...
Image source, OptaNick Mashiter
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Image source, Getty ImagesEngland Under-21 captain James McAtee has "no regrets" choosing Euro 2025 over the Club World Cup.
The Manchester City midfielder has helped the Young Lions to Saturday's final against Germany in Bratislava.
He opted to go with Lee Carsley's side over City's Club World Cup campaign and will help England try to defend their title in Slovakia.
"It's a tough one to answer but I don't regret my decision at all. I'm happy I'm here and my focus is now tomorrow, it's not on the Club World Cup," he said on Friday when asked if reaching the final justified his decision.
"This would be a special occasion for me. I'm so excited to play tomorrow. It'll be a big achievement for me and my family.
"Some of the lads have played in some big games and I've not sensed any nerves, but I'm sure by tomorrow there will be some. Hopefully the lads do get it, so it means something to them."
McAtee scored in England's 3-1 quarter-final win over Spain, with the Young Lions also beating the Netherlands in Wednesday's semi-final.
The 22-year-old has also had messages of support from former City team-mate Liam Delap, who is playing for Chelsea in the Club World Cup.
He added: "I speak to Liam every day and he's happy for us. We're all happy for him, he's doing well. I've had a couple of messages from Taylor [Harwood-Bellis] so the lads back home are rooting for us and happy for us that we got here."
Image source, Getty ImagesBernardo Silva says being handed the Manchester City captaincy is "probably one of the biggest honours" of his career.
The Portugal midfielder has taken over from the departed Kevin de Bruyne and will have been at City for a decade when his contract expires next summer
"I'm going to start my ninth season at the club," he said. "All that experience, I will try to pass to the younger guys. But leadership in a team is not about one guy. It's about each one of us being our own leader and helping the guy next to us in the dressing room.
"I will need that to help the team achieve a lot of things and hopefully win titles."
The 30-year-old played 75 minutes against Juventus in the Club World Cup on Thursday and said the 5-2 victory is 'a good sign for next season'.
"We've always been potential winners in all competitions that we play," he explained.
"Obviously it's just one game but we're happy that the performance was the way it was. It shows that we're improving, we're coming back to the levels and to the standards that we got people used to at this club. That's a good sign for next season.
"We had a very good performance against a tough team. They showed that in the past, they beat us last season. We wanted to prove that what happened last season will not happen this season."
Image source, Getty ImagesWe asked for your thoughts after Thursday's Club World Cup game between Juventus and Manchester City.
Here are some of your comments:
Franek: Oh, a lovely game to watch! Five-star. Bit of a sloppy way to score your 300th career goal, Erling Haaland, but every one of them counts. And, Savinho! Whew, that ball went faster than my eyes following it. Crossbar goals are always lovely ones! The pick of the bunch!
Kim: One of the best Manchester City performances I've seen in a while. Playing with so much freedom and energy, especially in the box. A refreshing change. Great win.
Sunny: City are definitely back after this display.
Earl: Man City played like the City of old - I think that we are on the way back.
Darren: To say City are back is a cliche. They are in transition and hopefully will get better, faster and more confident. This Club World Cup should help bond the team more than any friendly matches could.
Gerard: Good game, great performance. But Man City need to buy a young and dynamic goalkeeper this summer. Ederson is no longer 100 per cent reliable with those same mistakes since from last season. And we need a right-back as a permanent replacement for Kyle Walker.
Gene: Expected a much better game, but City dominated from the start bar the Ederson hiccup. Rayan Ait-Nouri is a solid player, Jeremy Doku continues to impress while Manuel Akanji and Luis Diaz played well together. Erling Haaland makes a difference up front as Omar Marmoush is an exciting player but isn't the big body in the middle. Overall, an impressive performance by the third different line-up of the tournament.
Image source, Getty ImagesPep Guardiola says the 5-2 victory over Juventus has been a long time coming after it earned his side Group G top spot in the Club World Cup on Thursday night.
"I liked the way we did it," Guardiola said. "It has been a long time since we had a performance like this on and off the ball. The players were committed and we are happy to beat a top side.
"This is just one game but I think the players felt again what it was like to be a good team. It's the first time we've performed the way we can.
"We won the last two but we adjusted a few things. I'm really pleased because the players realise what we have to do to get back to what we were in the last decade. The belief always comes from your performances, not your past."
On Rodri's first start since September: "Sooner or later, Rodri had to start. I said: 'OK, 45 minutes' but at half-time he said he wanted five to 10 minutes more. The game was under control.
"In the last few games, we have conceded a lot of transitions but it didn't happen this time. Everyone knows how important Rodri is. He is one of the best players in the world."
On Jack Grealish and his potential departure: "I wish him the best but I don't know what is going to happen."
What did you make of Man City's display and what are the talking points?
Come back to this page on Friday to find a selection of your replies
Image source, Getty ImagesManchester City midfielder Claudio Echeverri is expected to miss the remainder of the Club World Cup after twisting his ankle against Al-Ain.
The 19-year-old, who was given his full debut in that game, scored a sublime free-kick before leaving the pitch at half-time injured.
"He has some problems with his ankle," said Guardiola. "It'll be two or three weeks out unfortunately.
"I feel so sorry for him, for all of us."
City will also be without defender Rico Lewis as his ban was upgraded to three matches for the straight red he received in the opening win over Wydad AC.
The earliest he will now be available is the quarter-final stage should City progress.
"He's the sweetest and kindest and sometimes as a defender I say he needs to be more aggressive," Guardiola said. "It's an action without intention.
"He has more time to rest and more time to be on the beach. He can be with his girlfriend then will hopefully be back if we go through in the next games and during the season.
"I know Rico and it's never his intention to hurt anyone. The history of him is there, but if they want to show how serious they are then OK, accept the three games and move forward."
Image source, Getty ImagesManchester City midfielder Rodri is "very happy" to be playing again but accepts it will be "months" before he returns to his top level.
The Ballon d'Or winner was Pep Guardiola's most noticeable absentee last season after sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament injury, but he is making positive steps in his recovery before next season.
He says he feels "very strong" and is excited to build up his minutes and fitness during the Club World Cup in America.
"I feel very good, and very happy to be here," he said. "An amazing tournament to start playing football again and I am really excited to join the team on the pitch.
"That's the most important thing.
"This [the Club World Cup] is a massive opportunity for me to come back.
"I feel very, very strong to be honest. The process [of recovery] was long, but I was taking my time and said that the most important thing was to keep focus and don't be sad or whatever.
"I knew one day I'll come back and this day has finally come. I'm very excited to play again.
"And though it's going to still be months until I reach my level, I am so happy."
Rodri replaced Nico Gonzalez after an hour in Monday's rout over Al Ain and is likely to feature against Juventus on Thursday after Guardiola hinted the heat will prompt rotation in his City XI.
Image source, Getty ImagesManchester City boss Pep Guardiola says they "have to be ready to suffer" the heat in Florida when they face Juventus on Thursday.
It is expected to be around 33 degrees Celsius for the game at Camping World Stadium - a stark contrast to the British climate that City are used to experiencing.
Both sides have already qualified for the last 16 after winning their opening two games, but this meeting will determine the winners of Group G.
"I'm making the selection thinking about the second half because in these conditions we can't play at our rhythm," Guardiola said. "But all the teams have to handle it, so it is what it is.
"For the next World Cup, people will know [about] it already, but we have to be ready to suffer.
"My advice to people is to bring water, hats and towels."
Guardiola also said he is managing his team's workload during the Club World Cup with it coming so soon after the conclusion of the Premier League season and international fixtures in June.
That means giving his players downtime, with some spotted playing beach football with the boss earlier this week.
"The end of the season was so demanding emotionally," he added. "It wasn't the best for consistency and results.
"I decided we'd do good training but let the players relax for the rest of the day.
"If they want to, play golf, go to the pool, on a day off be with their families - otherwise it would be so difficult mentally. It's to keep it fresh in the training sessions, not expending energy before the games because it would be so tough.
"It's maintaining [fitness] and relaxing. We have 11 months ahead of us. I decided for them to do whatever they want."
Manchester City have rejected a £6.5m bid from Hoffenheim for 21-year-old England Under-21 defender Callum Doyle. (Mail), external
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Image source, Getty ImagesManchester City forward Oscar Bobb is looking forward to a "fresh start" after experiencing "tough times" during a lengthy spell out injured last season.
The 21-year-old played in the Community Shield victory over rivals Manchester United last August, but sustained a broken leg in training thereafter.
He returned to training in February, but suffered a setback during his recovery and did not play again until April.
"It was tough at times," said Bobb. "But the club offered great support and I was always thinking of coming back stronger, so yeah, it was all good.
"Once I started running again, kicking the ball, training with the team, I was even happier than I've been before.
"I feel very good and happy to be here, excited, it's great to be with the team again."
Norway international Bobb has made two substitute appearances at the Club World Cup in the United States and scored in the 6-0 thrashing of Al Ain on Sunday.
Boss Pep Guardiola has spoken openly about trimming his squad and when asked about his future, Bobb said: "I expect to be here.
"I think that's the way I have to look at it, try and impress every chance I get and just be ready.
"I want to play as much as possible, be decisive and play in the big games."
Image source, Getty ImagesBBC Radio Manchester's Emily Brobyn says Carlos Tevez's controversial move across Manchester from United to City in 2009 sent "shockwaves through football" in a special Football Daily episode reflecting on the Argentine striker's career.
Tevez's trophy-laden two years at Old Trafford ended with an infamous move to City and the iconic 'Welcome to Manchester' billboard that followed.
"Wow," said Brobyn. "It caused the biggest uproar.
"It was such a coup for City at the time, because City had just overcome the takeover. They're looking to make a real statement to send shockwaves through football. What better way to do that than to poach one of United's best players.
"That banner caused an absolute furore. Sir Alex Ferguson, he came out and he said that City was a small club with a small mentality. He was absolutely stewing.
"United fans were stewing, but City fans lapped every single minute up of it because that's the pettiness that we can all get behind, right?
"I think that was the moment where everything changed and the balance of power in Manchester shifted."
Tevez went on to win the Premier League with City but captaining the club to FA Cup victory in 2011signified a real momentum shift from the Red side of Manchester to the Blue after their derby win in the semi-final.
"That was a real seismic moment and I think, to be honest with you, looking back, that was probably the pinnacle moment of Carlos Tevez's career at City," Brobyn added.
"Captaining City to their first trophy win in 35 years."
Image source, Getty ImagesWe asked for your views on Ilkay Gundogan's future, after the 34-year-old revealed that he is "happy" to remain at Manchester City next season despite links to Super Lig club Galatasaray.
Here are some of your comments:
Tom: As much as I do love Gundo, now is the right time to refresh the squad and build on it for Pep 2.0. Gundo has done amazing things for the club but, for him and Bernardo Silva, it is the time to move on and let this new squad do the business.
Andrew: Fresh blood is very important to the team, but veteran players are of considerable value as well. The risk is long-term injuries, so if they can stay fit and motivated then they will be an asset.
Derek: Gundo will stay. He is still an amazing player and a leader. Pep knows that he will support the younger players.
Ian: He is valuable to City in every respect. Keep him, coach him, give him other responsibilities within the football and diplomacy part of the club.
Gene: With Bernardo Silva staying and being named as captain, the new signings coming in, the return of Rodri and Bobb and the emergence of O'Reilly, it doesn't seem necessary to keep Gundogan around. There is already so much young talent which will grow together and solidify as a cohesive unit for several years to come.
Andy: As of today, the squad is huge and a bit embarrassing. Including a third goalkeeper, I have counted 31 players in the squad. If Gundo and Silva stay, who is leaving and who isn't in the 25-player Premier League squad?
Image source, Getty ImagesOn 27 September 2011, Manchester City were 2-0 down in a Champions League group game at Bayern Munich.
In a now infamous moment, Carlos Tevez appeared to refuse to warm up to be bought on, leading to City boss Roberto Mancini saying the striker was "finished" and he wanted him "out of the club".
However, City's goalkeeper at the time, Joe Hart, has now reflected on the incident, saying Tevez and Mancini "were both right to an extent".
"The whole drama surrounding Carlos during that Bayern Munich game I felt was very unfair," Hart told a special Football Daily episode on Tevez's legacy.
"Carlos did make himself available to come on the pitch, but he was asked to warm up, having already warmed up for 20 or 25 minutes, and then he was asked to warm up again to come on - and I'm pretty sure he said: 'I am warm.'
"It was the first time we were losing that season and we were getting beaten by a very good Bayern Munich. Both very, very hostile characters, which was part of why they were both good at what they did.
"But, at that moment, it clashed and it didn't work well because Roberto obviously repeated, 'you need to warm up to come on' and Carlos being strong-minded as he is, says, 'I don't, I am warm'."
The incident appeared to be sparked by the substitution of striker Edin Dzeko in the second half, with Tevez seeming unhappy he was not called on. Minutes later, when Mancini indicated to the Argentine to warm up, Tevez refused.
"Mancini was very aggressive, very animated. He had a go at Edin for some reason, and then he went wild at Carlos.
"Both in broken English, they didn't really understand each other, and I could see Carlos trying to find out what was being said to him and when he realised what had been said to him, he felt really wronged.
"It was a classic case of two alpha males having a different version of the same event and neither being able to say, 'look, we both need to calm down here and just sort this out' - because they were both right to an extent."
Image source, Getty Images"Every game is a joy."
The words of Ilkay Gundogan about playing under Pep Guardiola - a man whom he has spent eight years working under having been the Spaniard's first signing as Manchester City boss in 2016.
After captaining City to the Treble in 2023, Gundogan spent 12 months at Barcelona only to return on an initial one-year deal last summer, with the option of a further 12 months.
On Sunday night, he scored twice as City thrashed UAE side Al Ain 6-0 to progress to the last 16 of the Club World Cup and said afterwards: "I have one more year left on my contract and I'm very happy here."
Gundogan's return to City 12 months ago was hailed by fans on this page as the "best signing of the window across the Premier League" and "one of City's greatest transfer moments".
However, the past season has not been easy. Guardiola endured a first trophyless season since his opening campaign in Manchester in 2016-17, with City only securing Champions League final qualification on the final day.
In that earlier post, fans had imagined Gundogan would "likely be a bit-part player" who provided "squad depth" but the former Germany midfielder still made 50 appearances in all competitions - the second-most of the whole City squad.
"It's a big privilege. I mean, otherwise I would have not joined again," the 34-year-old said on his relationship with Guardiola.
"Otherwise I would have not spent so many years with him at this club. I think it's just something that he has - to make players feel they have to compete on the highest level.
"Every training session, every game, is just a joy. That's why he's the best."
City's accelerated rebuild is well underway, with £108m already spent this summer to add to the £180m splashed in January.
Guardiola hinted at departures after Monday's match, saying: "We have - right now - a long squad, too many players, so we cannot go with 26 or 27 players this season." Kevin de Bruyne has already joined Napoli, Jack Grealish and Kyle Walker look certain to depart, while Ederson's future is uncertain.
However, there will still be continuity from the great City teams of recent years within the squad. This includes Rodri on his return return from injury, John Stones, Ruben Dias and Bernado Silva, who will stay and captain the side next season.
What do you think about Gundogan's future?
Should he get a new deal and if so, what role ought he to play at Etihad Stadium?
Image source, Getty ImagesWe asked for your views on Manchester City's thumping victory against Al-Ain in the Club World Cup.
Here are some of your comments:
Basharat: Accomplished performance by City. Ait Nouri didn't put a foot wrong, Echeverri stuck a superb free-kick, Cherki showed his class and, Gundogan showed his old masterclass. Overall, a steady performance.
Franek: We're starting to see signs of the Man City of old. Really glad Cherki has started to gel with his team-mates and he scored a great goal. Congratulations to Echeverri as well. Put in a real performance and a sublime goal came from it! The kick-off time was disgraceful, however. Had to watch the highlights just to write this!
Benjamin: City were absolutely amazing in this game. It's nice to see the new signings score.
South: I didn't stay up to watch it but judging by the highlights it was a solid performance from City. Rodri will definitely benefit from playing in this competition after missing the entire season. The new signings look good too and it will help them blend with the team before the new season.
