Yann Couto: I had good talks with Barcelona at the time, but after Manchester City contacted me I chose them

Manchester City’s old player Jan Couto recently talked about his transfer decision in an interview. In the summer of 2020, Yan Couto left the Brazilian team Londrina to join Manchester City for a transfer fee of 6 million euros. After many loan spells, he moved to Dortmund this summer for a transfer fee of 20 million euros. Despite spending three years at the Etihad Stadium, Couto did not feature in a single game for Manchester City.

Before joining Manchester City, Cotto also received attention from Barcelona and Bayern. Cotto said in an interview: "I had a pleasant communication with Barcelona. At that time, I thought I would go there. But then Manchester City took the initiative to contact me and explained to me the development plan in the team.

"At the beginning, they planned to loan me out directly, but then I talked with Guardiola. He told me that I could participate in pre-season training with the first team and my future development would depend on my performance. Guardiola took great care of me and said he was very happy that I could join the team. For me at the time, that was the best choice. "

In the fourth round of the Champions League, Manchester City will face Dortmund at home. So far this season, the 23-year-old Couto has played 14 games on behalf of Dortmund, contributing 2 goals and 1 assist. Before the game against Dortmund, Guardiola talked about Couto. He said: "I am very happy to see him performing so well now. He played a crucial role during his time in Girona. "

source:7m cn vn