Pep Guardiola has already made his decision on the Man City wonderland amid the Harry Kane saga

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Liam Dilap broke into the Manchester City first-team squad in 2020 after an impressive stint at the U-23 side, scoring 24 goals in 22 games.

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Pep Guardiola has decided that young striker Liam Dilap will stay at Manchester City this season regardless of whether Harry Kane joined from Tottenham Hotspur.

The 18-year-old signed a new contract last Friday that will see him stay at the Etihad Stadium until 2026.

Dilap has advanced rapidly through the City ranks since his arrival in June 2019, which saw Guardiola hand him his first-team debut in September 2020 in the Carabao Cup match against Bournemouth. Celebrate the unforgettable day with a goal, too.

The Englishman currently suffers from a foot injury that has kept him on the sidelines throughout pre-season as well as the first two games of the Premier League season, although he is making good progress on his way to recovery.

Liam Dilap signed a new contract with Manchester City last week

When he returned to his fitness, many thought Dilap could be sent on loan due to the City’s interest in reckless striker Kane, but Guardiola said that is not the case.

“He will train with us if a striker comes or not, he will train with us all season,” he said.

He and Cole Palmer, [James] Makati, [Luke] Mibbet, Romeo Lavia. There are five or six players who will be with us all season, the same way we did with Tommy Doyle – who is looking to get a loan – like Phil. [Foden] When he arrived and started playing with us, he played with the second team and then played with us.”

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The decision may indicate that Guardiola is reluctant to rule out £160m to convince Tottenham’s Daniel Levy to let Kani go, but that is not the case.

The Spanish manager said he is keeping young players with the first team because he believes that will improve them more than playing with the academy.

“It’s the best way to help their development because the problem in the academies today here in England, the distance between the first-team competition in the Premier League and the competition they play is very big,” Guardiola said.

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Dilap scored on his first-team debut against Bournemouth (

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“It’s really big and it’s hard to promote from here. That’s the best way with players we think have potential.”

Since the departure of club legend Sergio Aguero in May, it has become known that City need and want a striker to help them win back-to-back titles as well as the Champions League.

Currently, it appears that their best option is Gabriel Jesus, but Guardiola’s continuous performances for Tottenham indicate that Guardiola does not believe the Brazilian is the man who can help them achieve their goals.

Harry Kane made his first appearance of the season last Sunday (

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They also have versatile wingers such as Raheem Sterling, Ferran Torres, Riyad Mahrez, Jack Grealish and Bernardo Silva, and they have all played as standby strikers, although none of them provide for a number nine out and out presence.

Last Sunday, Kane returned to the Match Day squad for the first time since his extended vacation over the summer.

Coach Nuno Espirito Santo took him off the bench in the 72nd minute against Wolverhampton to help him secure a 1-0 win over his former club.

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