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Joe Bray

Jayden Braaf thanks Man City in classy farewell post confirming exit after difficult spell

Jayden Braaf has confirmed he will leave Manchester City this summer after recovering from a knee injury that has kept him out for most of the season.

Braaf, 19, arrived at City in 2019 as a highly-rated 16-year-old, and quickly made a name for himself in the academy as a tricky winger with plenty of flair and scorer of impressive individual goals. However, after being named Player's Player of the ear in 2020 for the Under-23 side and time spent training with the first team, the teenager grew frustrated at his lack of first team opportunities under Pep Guardiola.

The following year was a difficult one as Braaf was frozen out of the Under-23s side after contributing to the club's first FA Youth Cup title in a decade. In January 2021, the winger joined Serie A side Udinese on a six-month loan move with an option to buy for £9m at the end of the season.

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