Midfielder Shakhtar Fred admitted that he would like to play for Man City and joked that soon he will receive a call from the head coach of "townspeople" Pep Guardiola.

In late December, the Daily Mail reported the interest of Manchester City to Fred. Earlier Mirror claimed that the Brazilian needed Manchester United.

Journalists of the Brazilian Globo asked Fred about Man City.

"The great coach Pep Guardiola and the great team of Manchester City are doing an excellent job this year. I could grow there substantially, I still have much to progress. It was very nice to know about this interest on Christmas Eve.

But now we need to continue to work in Shakhtar so that everyone will see the fruits of this work, "- said Fred.

"England - the most discussed championship in the world, I would have liked to play there. It suits me perfectly. It would be great to play there under the guidance of one of the greatest trainers. I dream about it".

"Call Guardiola? I have not received it yet, I'm still waiting. Soon he will call me, "said Fred, laughing.

In the current campaign, Fred conducted 24 fights for Shakhtar in all tournaments, marking with 2 goals scored.