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Manchester City players are reportedly “worried” about Phil Foden after seeing his dramatic drop in form, with claims the 24-year-old has lost weight. The England midfielder won PFA Player of the Year last season but is struggling for confidence in this campaign.
Foden has not scored or assisted in the Premier League since a 3-1 win over Chelsea in January and he has just seven goals and two assists in the top flight. It is a sharp decline from the 19 goals and eight assists he managed in the 2023-24 season.
He remains in the plans of manager Pep Guardiola but was benched in two of City’s last three Premier League games – and was hooked after just 69 minutes in the game he started against Nottingham Forest.
Foden still managed to receive a call-up to Thomas Tuchel’s first England squad and started on the wing against Albania but was criticised by the German for his lack of impact on the pitch.
With Foden’s poor form leaving fans and pundits baffled, City players are now thought to be privately concerned for their team-mate, according to the Daily Mail.
The report says some members of the City squad have noticed Foden, who is believed to have moved his family outside of Manchester, has lost some weight amid a difficult season for him personally…