Jeremy Doku Signs New Deal with Manchester City
Jeremy Doku has put pen to paper on a new deal at Manchester City, locking in one of the Premier League’s most explosive wide threats at the heart of the club’s next era.
The 24-year-old Belgian, signed from Stade Rennais in 2023, has gone from intriguing prospect to central pillar of City’s attack in barely three seasons. His acceleration, his one‑v‑one menace, the way he rips open defensive structures – all of it has turned him into a guaranteed starter in a squad built to dominate English football.
He now joins Phil Foden, Josko Gvardiol and Abdukodir Khusanov in committing his future to the Etihad this summer. Another cornerstone secured. Another statement that City intend to stay on top.
“This club means so much to me”
Doku spoke with the conviction of someone who knows exactly where he belongs.
“I have loved my time at City so far, so to have the opportunity to stay for longer is a fantastic feeling,” he said. “This club means so much to me – I have developed as both a player and a person. I feel settled here, and I know I am improving every day because of the work the staff here do. It’s hard to explain just how much this club does to help players.”
That sense of belonging runs deep. He repeated how the club’s environment has pushed him on.
“It’s hard to explain just how much this club does to help players. I don’t take it for granted and it makes me better,” Doku added. “With Enzo here now I am really excited about the new season. His style of football is the kind we love, so that’s exciting for the players.”
And then there are the stands. The noise. The connection.
“The City fans are also a huge reason I have signed this new contract. I feel their love and support, and it means the world to me. I want to focus of bringing them the success they deserve.”
Maresca’s new weapon
The timing could hardly be more significant. City are stepping into life under Enzo Maresca, and the Italian is understood to view Doku as a central piece of his attacking blueprint – the chaos on the flank that unlocks tightly packed defences.
For a coach who prizes structure, having a winger who can tear that structure apart for the opposition is priceless. Doku’s pace stretches games, his dribbling forces double teams, his decision‑making has sharpened year on year. Maresca inherits a squad used to winning, but Doku gives him something else: unpredictability at top speed.
“He has a special dynamic”
Inside the club, there is no doubt about the scale of Doku’s rise.
Manchester City Director of Football Hugo Viana, the architect of much of the squad’s evolution, did not hold back in his assessment.
“Jeremy is a huge talent whose improvement since joining us in 2023 is clear for all to see,” Viana said. “He has a special dynamic. He has the right characteristics for what we are looking for in a winger. He really does bring a special quality to our team.
“Jeremy is also a fantastic person. He is someone loved across the club. His attitude is first class, and he wants to improve every single day. He deserves this new deal, and I know he will continue his improvement in the coming months and years.”
Loved in the dressing room. Feared everywhere else. That is exactly where City want him.
From record-breaker to irreplaceable
The numbers back up the emotion.
Doku’s debut campaign in Manchester was electric. He delivered over 40 appearances, scored six goals and laid on 11 assists as City marched to a fourth straight Premier League title. The headline act came against Bournemouth, where he produced one of the most outrageous individual displays the league has seen: four assists and five goal involvements, becoming the youngest player in Premier League history to hit those marks in a single match.
That game felt like a warning. This was not just a raw dribbler. This was a match‑winner.
The following season, 2024-25, tested City in different ways. Injuries, dips in form, a more turbulent campaign. Doku, though, held his line. He finished with eight goals and nine assists, but the story was about more than end product. His game broadened. He tracked back, pressed with discipline, and showed a maturity that made him a reliable outlet when the team needed clarity.
By 2025-26, under the final year of Pep Guardiola’s reign, he had crossed the line from important to indispensable. City secured a domestic cup double and Doku sat at the heart of it. In the FA Cup semi-final against Southampton, he dragged his side back into the tie with the equaliser, then set up Nico for the winner. It was the kind of performance that defines reputations: big stage, big moments, one man tilting the contest.
The face of City’s next chapter?
Guardiola has gone, the cycle has shifted, but Doku remains – faster, sharper, more complete than the winger who first walked into the Etihad three years ago.
City have tied down a player who already delivers elite output and still carries the profile of someone nowhere near his ceiling. Maresca now has his touchline livewire secured for the long term.
If this is the start of a new City, the question almost writes itself: how far can they go with Jeremy Doku as one of the main men driving them there?
