Savinho vows to build on Mahrez’s success at Man City.
- Savinho joins Man City for just £33.7m plus add-ons
- The 20-year-old impressed for Girona last season.
- Savinho reveals former Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez is his idol
After being introduced and holding up the shirt with the team not long ago, Savinho, the 20-year-old rising star winger of Manchester City, announced that his idol is the former player of the Sky Blues, Riyad Mahrez. He will continue what the Algerian player has done with the club. Savinho will wear the number 26 shirt. Which is also Mahrez’s old number.
“I’m very happy and honoured to be here. I can’t wait to pull on the shirt and show the people. What I can do. I see myself being part of this team and I will do my best to perform for Manchester City. “
My aim is to work hard with the coach and my team-mates to improve myself. I’m very happy to have helped Girona qualify for the Champions League. But at the moment my only focus is on Manchester City.”
“It’s a new chapter in history and I’m very proud to be playing in Europe with Manchester City. I want to continue from last season with Girona. “
Mahrez has been my idol since I was a kid. When I watched him play and our style of play is very similar. He has written history here, but Mahrez is Mahrez and Savinho is Savinho and it’s my time to write history here.”
It was smart marketing for the Citizens, who bought Savinho to ทางเข้า ufabet join Troyes, a club under the same ownership, in 2022 before loaning him out to PSV and Girona for one season each. Last season, Savinho performed well enough to lead Girona to play in the UEFA Champions League. With 11 goals and 10 assists in all competitions, prompting Pep Guardiola to decide to bring him in for a fee of just £33.7 million with add-ons.