Season has been big learning experience - Trafford

Sahadan kritik gelişmeler geliyor. Season has been big learning experience - Trafford To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Figure caption, 'It's not been the best possible outcome' - Trafford's battle to become Man City's number one By Shamoon Hafez Manchester City reporter Published 22 minutes ago 2 Comments Goalkeeper James Trafford says this season has been a "big learning experience" and his transfer to Manchester City "hasn't been the best possible outcome". Trafford, 23, rejoined City from Burnley in the summer and started the campaign as first choice by playing in the opening three Premier League games.

But he has since been consigned to featuring in cup competitions after Pep Guardiola signed Italy captain Gianluigi Donnarumma from Paris St-Germain on deadline day in September. City had the option of matching a bid from another club when they sold Trafford to the Clarets in 2023 and Newcastle had an offer accepted last July, but the keeper decided to move back to Etihad Stadium. "It has obviously been very up and down throughout the season because I haven't played too much and obviously I had a decision to make in the summer," Trafford told Sport.

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"Everyone always thinks when you make decisions the best possible outcome and obviously it hasn't been the best possible outcome, but I have just tried to either improve every day and just try and stay positive, try and stay happy. "Because throughout the year it has been such a big learning experience so the main thing I didn't want is for it to impact your general happiness and your general feeling. I have had to learn a lot throughout the year and I have just tried to work as hard as I can and try and improve and win the day.

" In January, Guardiola left open a potential exit for Trafford at the end of the season - saying the situation of the keeper is "special", adding "we will see what happens". Europa League semi-finalists Aston Villa have reportedly , external shown an interest in signing him in the summer. Are Man City now title favourites after win over Arsenal?

Published 4 days ago 'Everyone enjoys the bigger games' Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Trafford helped Manchester City win the Carabao Cup this season Trafford is no stranger to winning silverware. He was the hero for England in the 2023 Under-21 European Championship final, saving a last-minute penalty to help the Young Lions beat Spain and win the competition for the first time in nearly 40 years. Last season, he amassed an incredible 29 clean sheets in 45 matches to help Scott Parker's Burnley bounce immediately back to the Premier League and became the first goalkeeper to claim the Championship Player of the Year prize at the PFA awards.

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