Dream could finally become McAtee reality
Manchester Evening News|January 01, 2025
FOR years, all James McAtee has wanted is to prove he is good enough to play football at City.
SIMON BAJKOWSKI
Dream could finally become McAtee reality

From joining their academy as an under-11 when his dad whisked him away from United, through to completing Premier League 2 football, earning promotion and then suffering relegation with Sheffield United right up to coming on a Leicester, everything has been geared towards making it at the Etihad. A career in professional football has been the ambition, but life as a Blues player has been the dream.

Lately though, it has been easier for McAtee to think about finally giving up on it. This season was and is realistically his last chance to make it, and he chose to forgo more minutes elsewhere at a high level to try and convince Pep Guardiola he could shine in his team but it had been a losing battle.

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