Phil Foden has signed a new Manchester City contract that keeps him at the club until 2030, while Ipswich have added Issa Diop in a reported £8.5million move. For City, the headline is security around a player who has been central to their recent years. For Ipswich, it is another sign of a club moving quickly in the market.
City back a long-term regular
Foden has made 411 appearances and scored 131 goals for City since breaking into the first team under Pep Guardiola in 2017. Those are not the numbers of a fringe player being tied down for depth.
He also registered 10 goals and seven assists in 50 appearances across all competitions last season. In 2026, though, he failed to score and managed only three assists, which is the form dip that has sharpened the focus around this deal. Thomas Tuchel left him out of England’s World Cup squad after that spell.
The point is not that City are ignoring the dip. They are still committing to him through 2030, and that suggests they see the 2026 patch as a setback rather than a bigger problem.
Ipswich keep moving
Diop, 29, has joined Ipswich from Fulham. The reported £8.5million fee and the contract to 2030 fit the same pattern of a club trying to strengthen early and decisively.
Ipswich also brought in Abdul Fatawu and Kayne van Oevelen, and agreed a deal to sign Daizen Maeda. That is a decent amount of business for a club still shaping its squad, and Diop adds another experienced defensive option to it.
Taken together, it was a busy transfer update with two clear messages. City are happy to lock in Foden despite a difficult 2026, and Ipswich are not waiting around to build their squad for the next step.
Written by Jack Mercer with AI-assisted research, cross-checked against 1 outlet. How we work →
