James Trafford completes return ‘home’ to Manchester City in £27m deal
Goalkeeper signs five-year contract at Etihad
Trafford had left City for Burnley in 2023 for £14m
James Trafford has returned “home” to Manchester City from Burnley in a £27m deal after two seasons at Turf Moor. The goalkeeper has signed a five-year deal, with the option of a sixth, at the Etihad Stadium where he will battle Ederson and Stefan Ortega to be first choice.
It was anticipated that Trafford would move to Newcastle, who have been tracking him over the past 12 months. City, however, used their matching rights clause, inserted when the goalkeeper left the club in 2023, to secure his services.
