Stefan Ortega is not coming to Manchester City to be a No.2 forever - even if he lets in the odd goal to Erling Haaland.
Ortega has arrived from Arminia Bielefeld, where he earned a reputation as one of the best goalkeepers in the Bundesliga last season. He will provide fresh competition for Ederson, with Zack Steffen heading out on loan to Middlesbrough to get some game time ahead of the World Cup.
The new City signing is not used to sitting on the bench, having been a regular at previous clubs for the majority of his career. And while he accepts that he will have to start that way at the Etihad, he is keen to take his game to the next level under goalkeeping coach Xabi Mancisidor.
