Here are your Manchester City evening headlines on Saturday, July 2.
Fernandinho gives advice to next Man City captain after sharing concern
Fernandinho has given advice to the next City captain as he aims to continue the success of the club after his departure.
The Brazilian midfielder has had the armband at the Etihad for the last two seasons, taking over from David Silva in 2020 and overseeing two Premier League title wins to add to the many medals he has from his nine years as a City player. However, the 37-year-old had decided by February this year that he had to leave if he wanted to carry on his dream of playing for at least another two years.
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It is testament to the service he gave to the club that even when deciding on his own future he was thinking about what comes next at City, telling teammates Ederson and Kayky at a dinner at his home: "Something else worries me. I won't say I'm losing sleep over it, but one thing that has me worried a lot is the question of preparing the next captain for you."
Mo Salah contract kills another Liverpool boast about Man City spending
Liverpool have made Mo Salah one of the best-paid players in the Premier League - and ruined another critique of City's spending.
After months of speculation and worry over whether their Egyptian king would sign a new deal at Anfield, Friday brought the announcement out of the blue that the 30-year-old would be staying. And it quickly became clear that the player had been given his wish of being paid a salary to match his value in the league in order to break the deadlock - giving the man considered on Merseyside as the best in the division at least one of the biggest salaries.
Salah's new deal will see him earn close to £400,000 per week, according to reputable reports, which makes him not just the best-paid player in Liverpool's history but also one of the highest earners in the league. Some have him as the outright top earner ahead of Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland, but it is indisputable that Liverpool are now doing something else that until recently they proudly insisted that they didn't.
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