Man City teenager Rico Lewis ‘is set for a 400 per cent salary increase’ after Joao Cancelo’s exit

Teenager Rico Lewis is set to score a whopping 400 per cent pay rise in a new deal at Manchester City as Pep Guardiola’s side begin to focus on their future without Portugal international Joao Cancelo.

Cancelo, who completed his sudden and acrimonious departure to Bayern Munich on loan last week, is not expected to return to the Etihad at the end of the season after falling out with Guardiola over lack of playing time.

Although Cancelo made 26 appearances in all competitions for City before his departure, Guardiola used the star less frequently than in recent seasons, and the Spanish manager was keen to give the 18-year-old Lewis, who had impressed in recent years, more chances. your chance.

Starring in five of the last six Premier League games under Guardiola, Lewis has made eight league appearances so far this season.

He also became the club’s youngest-ever goalscorer in the Champions League, netting in City’s 3-1 win against Sevilla in November.

Rewarding the youngster for his impressive start to the campaign, Manchester City are ready to offer Lewis a wage increase from £5,000 a week to £25,000 a week in a new deal.

According to the daily starthe contract binds the right-back for the next five years at the Etihad.

Following Cancelo’s acrimonious departure, Guardiola has been plagued by a player shortage in the side, with only Kyle Walker, Lewis and summer signing Sergio Gomez in the squad.

However, with central midfielders Nathan Ake and Aymeric Laporte acting ably at left-back so far this campaign, City did not feel compelled to attack the market for a full-back on deadline day.

Bayern Munich have a £60m option to buy Cancelo permanently at the end of the campaign.