Manchester City are prepared to hold off on a new contract for homegrown starlet Phil Foden in order to ensure the 18-year-old 'keeps his feet on the ground'.
The Daily Star report that Foden's family are in agreement with the club's strategy, while director of football Txiki Begiristain is eventually willing to sanction a £25,000-a-week deal for the midfielder. However, there is no indication from the report when that will be, or how Foden can prove his maturity.
The Stockport-born starlet has played just 31 minutes of Premier League football so far this season, but impressed both in the Community Shield, where he bagged an assist in the win over Chelsea, and in the Carabao Cup win over Oxford United, in which he scored his first senior goal for City.