Jeremy Monga reveals two "no brainer" reasons for snubbing Mikel Arteta's Arsenal for Man City

By Seye Omidiora | 05 Aug 2026 18:49

Jeremy Monga has spoken astir his determination to prime Manchester City implicit Arsenal this summer.

Despite links to the Premier League champions, City secured the signature of the teen from Leicester City for Enzo Maresca's maiden play aft replacing Pep Guardiola.

The 17-year-old winger completed his summertime transportation to the Etihad Stadium successful an statement worthy up to £12.5m including performance-related add-ons.

Monga has committed his semipermanent aboriginal to the reigning English champions by signing a five-year declaration lasting until 2031.

Monga reveals reasons for snubbing Arsenal transfer

The talented guardant had generated aggravated transportation involvement from Arsenal earlier deciding that a determination to Manchester was the astir logical measurement for his development.

There was a feeling that Mikel Arteta's Gunners were favourites for his signature, lone for the Manchester giants to bargain a march connected the London club, and the teen has disclosed 2 reasons why.

"(Arsenal’s interest) was precise beardown due to the fact that it was precise adjacent to maine going there, precise close,” helium told BBC Sport.

“The main determination was astir apt the pathway and the nine itself. They’ve been truthful palmy that it was a no-brainer erstwhile City called. It’s each child’s imagination to triumph trophies and beryllium astatine the apical with the best.

“Once I get the opportunity, I conscionable request to amusement myself and erstwhile I bash that, everything volition instrumentality attraction of itself. I consciousness like, to maine personally, I spot myself astatine City more. I spot myself successful blue.”

How did Monga fare connected his Man City debut?

Nearly a period aft his transfer, the promising attacker wasted nary clip successful making his archetypal quality for his caller employers.

Monga featured arsenic a second-half substitute during a 3-1 pre-season triumph against a K-League XI successful the sweltering vigor of Seoul, replacing Rayan Ait-Nouri conscionable aft the hr mark.

Maresca watched his broadside unafraid an encouraging triumph acknowledgment to well-taken goals from Ait-Nouri, Tijjani Reijnders and Divin Mubama.

The Citizens are adjacent successful enactment connected Sunday erstwhile they instrumentality connected Atletico Madrid successful their 3rd pre-season match.