Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson has hit back at reports he is unhappy with the praise he has received from team-mate Stefan Ortega.
The Brazil international goalkeeper has been a key part of Pep Guardiola’s success in recent years, having joined from Benfica for £33m in 2017 to replace Claudio Bravo.
He is widely regard as the best ball-playing goalkeeper in the world and has gone on to equal Manuel Neuer as the undisput king of goal.
However, he has been linked with a move to Saudi Arabian side Al Ittihad, with City valuing him at £50m.
The Ufabet report earlier this week that Ederson was affect by the praise his team-mate Ortega receive for his world-class save from Son Heung-min in a crucial Premier League game against Spurs.
Ederson took to social media to call the news “fake” and insisted he is fully committ to the upcoming season.
He wrote in an Instagram สมัคร ufabet post: “I would like to clarify that the statement that The Athletic released yesterday, which referred to my dissatisfaction with a colleague, is completely untrue.”
“The day of the accusation with the news was undoubtedly one of the most difficult days of my career when I was injury and could not play in the last stretch of the season and, as a result, could not play for my national team in the Copa America.”
“When I got injury, my only thought was to continue playing the game, defending Manchester City and fighting for the title. But the feeling of the competition was bigger than the reality and I couldn’t continue playing as I wanted because of the damage. It completely blocked my vision.”
“I am still focus on preparing for the new season,”
Earlier, Ederson’s wife also responded to the report, posting on Instagram: “Do your research first. This is fake news.”