Wetin de happen! Max Alleyne don turn star for Manchester City as e don begin dey show himself well well for first team. This guy wey just 20 years old don make everybody notice am after him last two matches.
Alleyne wey come back from loan for Watford, e don dey perform like say na him be the main man for defense. Last week, him help City win against Brighton and even add goal to the show when dem hammer Exeter City 10-1 in FA Cup. Na why Guardiola and him team dey carry am shoulder.
Sources wey dey close to the team talk say, after him come out from pitch last week, e dey act like say na just normal jolly jolly wey e just finish for Powerleague. Him papa, Mark, talk say e no be lazy person o, but e dey carry controlled calmness for him game.
Alleyne don dey follow City since 2021 when dem buy am from Southampton for £1.5million. Na him presence still push the other boys for academy to upgrade their game, and now wey him don clock five years for the club, the boy dey perform like king.
Last summer, dem loan am to Watford to work on him headers and how to win duels. E must don collect plenty tricks wey dey help am now wey him don dey win 92% of him duels dem.
As e return back to City dis January, e don catch competition after Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol gather injury for match against Chelsea. Pep no waste time, call am to start against Brighton, and e no fall hand.
Guardiola dey used to say Alleyne dey bring calm for the backline, and na true. E dey perform like dis no be from small small, e don train with the big boys for City, and na him dey average for standard even under pressure.
Now, dem dey see am as better option for defense, especially as Gvardiol and Stones dey face injury. As City dey eye defenders to replace these boys wey fit waka comot at the end of the season, Alleyne don position himself fit into that role.
Alleyne get solid relationship with him teammates, particularly with Abdukodir Khusanov wey dem don dey form strong partnership. Na dem dey give City that defensive edge wey dem need to face heavy hitters in the league, especially Manchester United wey dey come soon.
Dis boy no just dey take hin game lightly o! E don talk say him ready for Manchester derby, and e dey look forward to show wetin e fit do. Dis na just the beginning for am, as e dey aim to take hin place for the future of City.
So make we all dey watch as dis young star dey rise, e fit soon become the next big thing for Manchester City!
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