Thomas Tuchel has urged Elliot Anderson not to be distracted by transfer speculation and 'stay the same person' if he does complete a huge move.
The Etihad looks by far the most likely destination for the midfielder, with City already making two giant bids for him although both have been rejected.
It's finally here Get everything you need to know about the World Cup – England updates, the games to watch and stories you missed – in five minutes, at 1pm, every day. They are mind-boggling numbers, but Tuchel insists Anderson is unfazed by the transfer talk and hopes that remains the situation. , Tuchel said: ‘If that’s the case, it should just even push him because it’s proof of what he’s capable to do and what level he can perform.
At the moment it seems like a push for him.
‘Even if – if – a transfer is completed, hopefully he stays the same person. Nothing will change overnight with him if he wakes up, he’s not a new player.
‘People will try to hang around his neck this price but, in reality, nothing changes, he just changes the club and that’s the rules of the game. ‘I don’t want to go into it too much if it’s a boost or not a boost – what I see on the training pitch is no distractions, full commitment, that’s what comes from him.
’By the end of the World Cup England could boats two midfielders who cost over £100m as Declan Rice also came with a whopping price tag when Arsenal signed him from West Ham. Rice has had a very busy season, playing 55 times for Arsenal, but insists he is in great shape for the summer’s exertions.
‘I feel good as gold. Feel really fit, feel really strong,’ he said.
‘Had a couple of niggles throughout the season which I managed really well with the physios and the manager, so I’ve come here in a really good place. Declan Rice scored England’s opener against Costa Rica on Wednesday ‘Now I have got over that line with Arsenal, it has given me that confidence that we can come here and achieve big things as well.
Man Utd make Mateus Fernandes and Alex Scott transfer decision after rejected bid‘I’m really in a good place at the moment. I think the season has been more mentally tough than physically. Even though I have played so many games, the emotions you go through on a football pitch is ridiculous.
‘Trying to win the Premier League and obviously winning it, and then to lose the final, you’re up and down constantly, trying to adapt. ‘And then full focus turns to the World Cup. It’s hard to think about the World Cup in season because you have so many big games, but when you actually get here, it’s when it starts to hit you.
‘So I’m happy I didn’t think about it too much ahead, and obviously now I have come here with a fresh mind, ready to go. ’ Everything you need to know about the World Cup – England updates, the games to watch and stories you missed – in five minutes, at 1pm, every day. Louis SealeyDrive Supercars
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