Man City news: Pundit issues 'unbelievable' Phil Foden claim after £177m reveal

Man City news: Pundit issues 'unbelievable' Phil Foden claim after £177m reveal

Paul Robinson

Paul Robinson is a former England goalkeeper who played in the Premier League for Tottenham Hotspur, Leeds United Blackburn Rovers and Burnley. Paul is a former England international, earning 41 caps between 2003 and 2007. He joined Football Insider in 2020 and is a regular at Premier League matches and also often hops on a plane to cover the Saudi Pro League as well as Serie A.

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Paul Robinson has heaped praise on Phil Foden after the Man City winger was valued at £177million.

Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, the former Spurs and England number one said questions over the 22-year-old's game time this season are "tiresome."

Foden played the full 90 minutes of City's 2-0 loss to Southampton in the League Cup on Wednesday (11 January).

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According to CIES Football Observatory (5 January), the England international is the second most valuable player in the world.

Only Borussia Dortmund's Jude Bellingham is said to be worth more than the City star.

When asked by Football Insider for his assessment of Foden's form and development, Robinson said: "The talk about his game time is tiresome.

"Man City have so many great players. You cannot read too much into the rotation of the wide players. They have such a strong squad. It allows them to rotate every week. If [Jack] Grealish doesn't play one week we talk about him, the next week it is Foden.

"I do not think there is a conversation to be had about Foden. He has been unbelievable for City. I think people forget how young he is. There is not many young players in the world who are better than him.

"His lack of game time in the Premier League is down to the fact that they so many quality players in their stable. It would be unfair to say he is not fulfilling his potential. He is one of the best young players in the Premier League."

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