Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola delivered mixed messages around young midfielder James McAtee this afternoon. Lots of clubs are keen on the England Under-21 midfielder, who Guardiola made a point of keeping at City for the first half of the season but has then hardly picked him.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is expecting to retain James McAtee in his squad beyond the transfer window, despite widespread speculation on the midfielder.The attacking midfielder opted to

James McAtee was filmed leaving the City Football Academy on Wednesday night having watched Manchester City progress in the Champions League.

Pep Guardiola says he is not sure if Manchester City will bring in more players before the January transfer window closes, but wants to keep hold of James McAtee. City have been busy this month, bolstering their squad with the signings of Omar Marmoush, Vitor Reis and Abdukodir Khusanov, whilst letting captain Kyle Walker join AC Milan.

There is no doubting the talent of James McAtee. He does look set to have a good career as a player. The question is where will that be? So far this season McAtee has had limited opportunities with

James McAtee has no future at Man City after Pep Guardiola gave the green light to his exit amid interest from Bayer Leverkusen.

Young England striker wants more playing time ahead of this summer’s European Under-21 Championship and is keen for switch to the Bundesliga

He may now be a part of Pep Guardiola ’s Manchester City squad but it’s fair to say that James McAtee has not forgotten his time at Sheffield United. The England U21 international spent two seasons at Bramall Lane on loan from the Premier League champions,

Sky Germany and Fabrizio Romano report that Bayer Leverkusen are in talks to sign Manchester City’s James McAtee as they look to replace the injured Martin Terrier.

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James McAtee scores his first Premier League goal of the season with a looping header into the back of the net to make it 6-0 at Portman Road.