{"id":39593,"date":"2024-03-29T13:27:15","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T12:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/praizsports.com\/is-yan-couto-ready-for-the-step-up-at-manchester-city\/"},"modified":"2024-03-29T13:27:15","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T12:27:15","slug":"is-yan-couto-ready-for-the-step-up-at-manchester-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praizsports.com\/is-yan-couto-ready-for-the-step-up-at-manchester-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Yan Couto Ready for the Step-up at Manchester City?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Yan Couto was already recognized as one the best young players in the world when he was included in The Guardian\u2019s \u201cNext Generation 2019\u201d as one of the 60 best young talents of the world. His stock has only risen since then.<\/p>
After moving to Manchester City<\/a>, the closest Couto has come to playing for the club was as an unused substitute in City\u2019s 1\u20130 defeat to Leicester City<\/a> at Wembley Stadium in the 2021 FA Community Shield. So he is yet to feature for City, who snapped up the youngster from boyhood club Coritiba in 2020.<\/p> However, he has made steady progress while on loan elsewhere. After spending the 2021\u201322 season at Portuguese side Braga, he moved to Spanish side Girona in 2022. His time at the club has coincided with an impressive run in La Liga that has seen the Catalan side grow in confidence and performance, giving the big guns a run for their money.<\/p>\n