According to journalist Fabrizio Romano, Man City have agreed a deal with Burnley to re-sign Trafford for a fee under the value of his £40m buy-back clause that was inserted when he move to Turf Moor two years ago.

Ornstein states that “Newcastle had an opportunity to sign James Trafford last month and beat Man City to a deal.” At the time, the Premier League champions “were ‘not considering’ a move” for the England prospect. This was before their Club World Cup duties, when Newcastle could have acted decisively.

Alexander Isak seeks a move away from Newcastle while Viktor Gyokeres will join Arsenal this weekend and Man City are set to re-sign goalkeeper James Trafford.

Manchester United have missed out on a number of key targets to their Premier League rivals this summer.Heading into the summer transfer window, United saw Liam Delap as their “priority” target

An exit for Ederson this summer will likely force Manchester City to move for a replacement, with James Trafford firmly in their sights. The Burnley man has been wanted by Newcastle United for over twelve months now and despite personal terms having been agreed, there has been no agreement between the Magpies and Clarets over a fee for the stopper.

James Trafford is set for a return to Manchester City in a £27m deal, two years after he left to join Burnley. The goalkeeper conceded just 16 league goals with the Clarets last season and kept a Championship-best 30 clean sheets - equalling Port Vale's Football League record set 71 years ago.

Toon chiefs have haggled over a deal throughout the window - allowing Manchester City the chance to push ahead in the queue. City have first dibs on Trafford - as well as a 20 per cent sell-on clause should he head elsewhere - due to a clause inserted two years ago.