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Manchester City has extended the contract with its homegrown player Oscar Bobb early. As the Skyblues announced on Monday evening, the 20-year-old winger is now tied for three more years until 2029 instead of 2026. The Norwegian made his professional debut in the Premier League at the beginning of September last year and has since made 16 appearances, in which he has already contributed two goals and two assists. As a result, its market value shot up from its starting valuation of 10 million to 15 million euros.
Bobb joined Man City’s U18s from his native Vålerenga in 2019, where he had since trained before being promoted to Pep Guardiola’s team last summer. “I am very proud and honored to have signed a new contract with City. It’s an incredible environment and the best possible place for a young player – I’ve already learned so much from Pep, his coaching staff and my teammates. Knowing that I will be here at the club until 2029 means everything to me. Now I just want to focus on developing myself and working as hard as possible every day to help the club be more successful,” said Bobb, who has also already made his debut for the Norwegian national team, in which he played alongside his teammate Erling Haaland appears.
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City director Txiki Begiristain added: “Oscar is blessed with outstanding natural talent and technique and has already established himself as a very important member of the squad. He is an exciting young player who is always eager to learn and takes all the advice and guidance that Pep and the coaching staff give him. We have been delighted to watch his progression from our academy through to the first team and see his fantastic skills, attitude and commitment continue to flourish. And the fact that another young player has emerged from our academy and made it into the first team is a source of great pride for everyone at the football club.”
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