​Rico Lewis has broken his silence on his Man City future amid speculation over a potential exitLewis insists there is “a plan in place” for him at the Etihad Stadium that he has “full faith” inThe 21-year-old says last season was “exactly what I needed” despite it being a difficult campaignManchester City defender Rico Lewis has addressed speculation surrounding his future at the Etihad Stadium, insisting there is “a plan in place” for him at the club and that he has “full faith” it will come to fruition.Rico Lewis has been at the centre of mounting speculation throughout the summer window, with reports emerging that the England international could push for a departure if newly-appointed manager Enzo Maresca is unable to guarantee him regular first-team football heading into the 2026-27 campaign.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe 21-year-old made just 11 Premier League appearances during an injury-disrupted final season under Pep Guardiola, a campaign that saw the versatile defender’s involvement severely curtailed at a time when he had been expected to take a more prominent role within City’s first-team structure following his emergence as one of the more distinctive young talents in the Premier League.Rico Lewis reflects on charity tournament to fight homelessness in Manchester – Phil Foden, Shea Charles and more involvedThat limited exposure, combined with the broader squad reconstruction that Maresca and director of football Hugo Viana are overseeing at the Etihad Stadium this summer, had fuelled genuine uncertainty over Lewis’s future – with Nottingham Forest and Everton among the clubs understood to have expressed an interest should he become available.Lewis’s own words now offer the clearest indication yet of where his head is, and the message they carry is one of quiet determination and trust rather than agitation or a desire to force a move away from the club where he has spent his entire professional career.Speaking to Simon Bajkowski of the Manchester Evening News, Lewis addressed his situation with a candour and composure that will provide considerable reassurance to those within the Etihad Stadium who have always held the defender in high regard.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“Who knows what the future holds,” said Lewis. “Last season could be called a disappointing season but I think it’s exactly what I needed. There’s a plan in place for me that I just have to believe in. I’ve got full faith it will come to fruition.”The reference to last season being “exactly what I needed” is a striking one, with the defender reframing a period of frustration and limited involvement as something of personal value rather than a setback – a mature perspective that suggests Lewis has used the time away from regular football productively rather than allowing it to destabilise him.Lewis also spoke with palpable enthusiasm about returning to the training environment and the prospect of