Manchester City Youngster Made Available For Loan This Summer

Even before his arrival from Fluminense to Manchester City for €10 million, Kayky was dubbed as the next big thing.

Often compared to Brazilian icon Neymar, it seemed to many that the skilful winger could contend for a first-team place at the Etihad Stadium instantly.

However, several City supporters quickly realised that they had got swept up in the hype around the teenage sensation.

In actuality, the Rio de Janeiro-born talent initially looked a tad rusty whilst competing in the Premier League 2 for the Elite Development Squad (EDS).

Cream eventually rose to the top, as Kayky played a crucial role in the side’s title triumph, with seven goals and three assists to his name in 14 appearances.

It’s safe to say that the highly-rated youngster’s sparkling showings clearly impressed Pep Guardiola as well.

With the Catalan boss’ tendency not to just give young players a chance for the sake of it, it was telling when the 51-year-old gave the wonder-kid his debut off the bench in the Premier League and the FA Cup last season.

Kayky in FA Cup action (Sportimage / Alamy)

While one assumes that the Brazilian U16 international will grow from strength-to-strength next term, a new update leaves an impression that City wish to fast-track him into senior football as soon as possible.

As per the latest information provided by Sam Lee of the Athletic, Kayky is available to be sent out on loan in the 2022/23 season.

The Premier League champions seem to be willing to test some of their biggest prospects next season instead of having them partake in youth football once again for the most dominant side in the country.

While the likes of Gavin Bazunu, Romeo Lavia, Darko Gyabi, CJ-Egan Riley and Sam Edozie are all set for permanent moves away from City, players such as Taylor Harwood-Bellis and Tommy Doyle will go on season-long loans to Burnley and Sheffield United to further develop their personal games respectively.

In addition, it has been reported that with the arrivals of Julian Alvarez and Erling Haaland, Liam Delap could be set for a loan spell to Brighton.

Kayky could well be afforded the same treatment, as a loan spell could play a major role in his development.

As seen with the likes of Issa Kabore, Callum Doyle and Yan Couto last term, the youthful trio took a significant step forward due to being handed regular senior minutes.

As suggested in the case of Couto by the Sky Blues, a potential loan stint within the country would allow the tricky wide-man to get up to speed with the English game.

With Kayky having bags of potential, a loan to a Premier League side under a top coach could be a major first step in nurturing him into a future City senior team player one day.

The Blues have a plethora of talent in attacking areas and are seemingly supplementing that in the current transfer window.

So, it does feel like a loan move in Kayky's case would be the best situation for all parties.