Phil Foden signs new Manchester City deal to stay until 2030

Phil Foden has committed his future to Manchester City by signing a new four-year contract, with an option for a further 12 months, that keeps him at the club until the summer of 2030.Source 1Source 2Source 3 The 26-year-old's previous agreement had been due to expire in the summer of 2027, and the new deal now keeps him at the club until 2030.Source 2Source 3 Foden said: "Committing my future to City means everything to me. Playing for this club is all I've ever wanted to do and it's always an honour to wear the shirt."Source 1Source 2Source 3

What happened

City announced the new agreement on 22 July, confirming that Foden has added four more years to his stay and that the contract also contains a one-year option.Source 1Source 2Source 3 Foden has spent his entire career with Manchester City, having joined the academy as an eight-year-old before making his first-team debut in November 2017.Source 1Source 2 Since that debut, he has made 369 first-team appearances for the club and scored 110 goals.Source 2Source 3 His old deal had only run until 2027, but the extension now secures him through 2030.Source 2Source 3 Foden has also indicated that he is looking forward to working again with Enzo Maresca, City's new manager, who was Pep Guardiola's assistant during the 2022-23 treble-winning season.Source 1Source 2Source 3

Why it matters

The significance of the deal is tied to Foden's status at the club, because he is a homegrown player and, with John Stones and Bernardo Silva having departed, now City's most decorated player.Source 1Source 3 Foden's honours haul at City stands at six Premier League titles, one Champions League, three FA Cups, five League Cups, one UEFA Super Cup and one Club World Cup.Source 1Source 3 Director of football Hugo Viana has described him as a unique talent and said that, even at 26, his development is still continuing.Source 1 The extension also lands after a season in which Manchester City finished second in the 2025-26 Premier League on 78 points with a +42 goal difference, a placing that secured Champions League league-phase qualification.Source 8 That backdrop matters because Foden's individual campaign was uneven by his standards, with only 23 Premier League starts and a return of seven league goals and five assists last season.Source 2 He was subsequently omitted from Thomas Tuchel's England squad for the World Cup following that inconsistent campaign.Source 1Source 2

What's next

The immediate focus now shifts from contract security to how central Foden will be in Maresca's side.Source 1Source 2Source 3 Foden has said he is excited to work with Maresca again and regards him as someone who was brilliant during the treble season and respected by the players.Source 1Source 2Source 3 HFC's 2025 Premier League data credits Foden with 33 appearances, 2,119 minutes, 56 key passes and 88% pass accuracy, numbers that show how involved he remained even in a less consistent season.Source 5 In Europe, HFC records seven Champions League appearances in 2025, with two goals, one assist, five starts and 508 minutes.Source 6 With City already qualified for the next Champions League league phase after finishing second in the league, Foden will head into the coming campaign under Maresca with his long-term future settled.Source 8Source 1Source 2Source 3

Notes

The broader context around the contract still includes some recent availability concerns.Source 7 HFC logged two injury-related missed Premier League fixtures early in the 2025-26 season, one on 23 August 2025 listed as Injured Doubtful and another on 14 September 2025 listed as a Wound.Source 7 Those issues, along with the England omission, form part of the background to a deal that nonetheless keeps Foden at City until 2030.Source 1Source 2Source 3