{"id":600459,"date":"2021-08-30T05:41:38","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T09:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=600459"},"modified":"2021-08-30T05:42:21","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T09:42:21","slug":"ruben-dias-manchester-city-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/08\/30\/ruben-dias-manchester-city-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruben Dias Signs New Manchester City Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/08\/27\/patrick-roberts-set-for-manchester-city-departure-championship-clubs-interested\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester City<\/a> defender Ruben Dias has signed a new six-year contract at the club, which will see him through to the summer of 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Dias only joined the club last summer from Benfica, but a stellar first season in the Premier League has seen him sign a bumper new deal.<\/p>\n<p>His exemplary performances, particularly alongside John Stones, in his maiden campaign saw Dias win the Premier League Player of the Season award.<\/p>\n<h2>Ruben Dias Signs New Contract<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We are delighted to announce that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rubendias?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@rubendias<\/a> has signed a new six-year contract! \u270d\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>Having joined from Benfica last September, Dias\u2019 new deal will keep him at the Club through until the summer of 2027.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd37 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ManCity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#ManCity<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/axa0klD5re\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/axa0klD5re<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Manchester City (@ManCity) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManCity\/status\/1432266872909615107?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 30, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>A &#8216;Pleasure&#8217; to Be at City<\/h3>\n<p>Upon signing his new contract, Dias told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mancity.com\/news\/mens\/ruben-dias-signs-new-contract-manchester-city-63765904\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">club website<\/a>: \u201cI\u2019m very happy to sign the new deal. I have enjoyed every single minute of my time at City since joining last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlaying for City has surpassed all my expectations and it\u2019s an absolute pleasure to be part of such an incredible squad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would also like to thank Pep and the coaching staff for the way they have helped me to develop as a player and keep pushing me to improve.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be part of the squad that achieved so much last season was incredible and made us all hungry to achieve even more.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow I just want to try and play my part in helping us be successful this season and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Delighted to extend my stay after a great first year in Manchester.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to everyone who has made me feel so at home.<\/p>\n<p>Now we look forward. The work has only just begun \ud83d\udcaa\ud83c\udffc\ud83d\udd35 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cgbRFzSVOE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/cgbRFzSVOE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 R\u00faben Dias (@rubendias) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rubendias\/status\/1432271668303572993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 30, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>A First Season to Remember<\/h3>\n<p>Dias joined Manchester City last summer from Portuguese side Benfica and enjoyed an excellent first season in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>He made 50 appearances in all competitions as City won the Premier League and the Carabao Cup, as well as reaching their first-ever Champions League final.<\/p>\n<p>The centre-back, as well as winning the Premier League Player of the Season award, also won the Football Writers&#8217; Association Footballer of the Year, the Etihad Player of the Season award and during last week&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/08\/26\/champions-league-group-stage-draw-in-full\/\" target=\"_self\">Champions League draw<\/a>, he was nominated as the Defender of the Season for the 2020\/21 edition of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>His <a href=\"https:\/\/www.90min.com\/posts\/the-incredible-stats-ruben-dias-john-stones-man-city\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">partnership with John Stones<\/a> also helped to revitalise the career of his fellow defender, after it appeared that he would be on his way out of the club. Now, though, the future of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/06\/22\/raheem-sterling-and-aymeric-laporte-could-be-offered-to-tottenham-hotspur\/\" target=\"_self\">Aymeric Laporte<\/a> has been in doubt because of the pair&#8217;s performances.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"4MihMXJ6TlN-GHe1EnTHQw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1277424211\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'4MihMXJ6TlN-GHe1EnTHQw',sig:'KTtwJPw3XmFvPXwtXkLlDWHy706NSvDonClmYlkKXBo=',w:'594px',h:'415px',items:'1277424211',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester City defender Ruben Dias has signed a new six-year contract at the club, which will see him through to the summer of 2027. Dias only joined the club last summer from Benfica, but a stellar first season in the Premier League has seen him sign a bumper new deal. 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