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title: "Manchester City: Sky Blues go wild for big Fernandinho contract claim"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-city-sky-blues-go-wild-for-big-fernandinho-contract-claim/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Emilio Galantini"
section: "Manchester City Football Club"
published: "2021-05-12T16:10:00Z"
modified: "2021-05-12T16:10:00Z"
---

# Manchester City: Sky Blues go wild for big Fernandinho contract claim

**According to a report by reliable journalist Mike McGrath, writing for [the Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2021/05/11/transfer-notebook-arsenal-weigh-move-moussa-dembele-mikel-arteta/), Manchester City club captain and fan favourite Fernandinho looks set to stay at the club beyond the end of 2020/2021 and extend his terms into a ninth season at Eastlands.**

Indeed, as Pep Guardiola’s side are [crowned league champions](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56964843) after Manchester United’s [2-1 home defeat to Leicester City](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/manchester-united-vs-leicester-highlights-20572436) on Tuesday evening, it appears yet more great news is coming out of the Etihad Stadium.

The [record-breaking Blues](https://www.mancity.com/news/mens/man-city-premier-league-champions-records-set-63756355) have now clinched a fifth Premier League title overall and third under Guardiola, coming after they also sealed their fourth Carabao Cup triumph in a row.

In big update, journalist McGrath explains that midfield enforcer Fernandinho is ‘set’ to stay at the club beyond this season and expected to sign a one-year extension.

Sporting director Txiki Begiristain saw fit to hand the long-time City servant an [extension last season](https://www.mancity.com/news/first-team/first-team-news/2020/january/fernandinho-contract-extension-man-city#:~:text=Fernandinho%20has%20signed%20a%20one,spent%20eight%20seasons%20at%20City.), and with this news emerging they could now keep Fernandinho for even longer, it’s little wonder one fan called it the ‘best news of the day’.

Find a flavour of their excited verdicts from social media down below, after the news was shared via [@City\_Xtra](https://twitter.com/City_Xtra/status/1392091951395135490).

### Man City fans go wild for Fernandinho contract claim

***“YEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS LETTTSSS GOOOOOOOOOO”***

Credit: [@ManCitehzen](https://twitter.com/ManCitehzen/status/1392128702218133506)

***“Still will be the best DM in the PL at 40. Also means he’ll be captain next season. Beautiful scenes.”***

Credit: [@\_TrueInBlue](https://twitter.com/_TrueInBlue/status/1392092324147105793)

***“Better than a new signing”***

Credit: [@blueinyorkshire](https://twitter.com/blueinyorkshire/status/1392098851226636289)

***“music to my ears”***

Credit: [@KevBruyne17](https://twitter.com/KevBruyne17/status/1392094021166592000)

***“Perfect, perfect”***

Credit: [@Siphe\_Sihle1](https://twitter.com/Siphe_Sihle1/status/1392183312777719813)

***“Wow”***

Credit: [@greater\_koirala](https://twitter.com/greater_koirala/status/1392112285343272960)

***“FERNANDINHO HIVE STAND UP”***

Credit: [@KDBseason](https://twitter.com/KDBseason/status/1392093745374535683)

***“Best news of the day this!”***

Credit: [@TomGrose99](https://twitter.com/TomGrose99/status/1392146790053462016)

***In other news: Another new deal update also has Sky Blues excited, find out more[here.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-city-news/manchester-city-sky-blues-excited-by-phil-foden-new-deal-claim/)***