I'd have been very happy [being City's No.1], but obviously I didn't," paparnya.
Pemain yang dibawa ke Piala Dunia bersama Jordan Pickford dan Dean Henderson ini menutup pernyataannya dengan menegaskan sikap profesionalnya.
"They ended up signing Gigi, and I didn't play the majority of the games, and that's football," pungkas Trafford.
Sementara itu, upaya Manchester City membawa pulang Pierce Charles dipastikan tidak akan mudah. Sheffield Wednesday sangat ingin mempertahankan sang pemain.
Kiper utama tim nasional Irlandia Utara tersebut menunjukkan performa gemilang setelah pulih dari cedera bahu pada Maret 2026.
Ia mencatatkan 11 penyelamatan saat menahan imbang Leicester City di Hillsborough.
Manajer Sheffield Wednesday, Henrik Pedersen, menyatakan bahwa seluruh elemen klub, termasuk calon pemilik baru David Storch, akan berupaya keras mengamankan jasa Charles.
"In the big picture we want to be a club that can find and develop talent, let them be effective in the first team and make a sustainable financial model.
For Pierce, we will all do all that we can to keep him in this phase here," urai Pedersen.
Klub divisi bawah Inggris tersebut menyadari posisi mereka rentan karena Charles telah memasuki tahun terakhir kontraknya. Ia juga menarik minat dari beberapa klub luar negeri termasuk RC Strasbourg.
"He is a part of our identity and we would love to have him as a part of our future.
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I know David and everyone loves him - and that everyone will do everything to keep him. Let's see what happens when the season is done," tegas Pedersen.
