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Phil Foden should stay at Manchester City and reject any permanent offers away from the club, that is according to Craig Bellamy.

The former Wales international has urged the City starlet not to follow in the footsteps of Jadon Sancho and instead concentrate on his own future at the club.

Sancho left City a year ago to pursue a new venture at German giants Borussia Dortmund, and the move has paid off after the youngster made his first England start and was named Bundesliga Player of the Month this week.

However, Bellamy believes Foden is already 'in the best place' to succeed at City and that the youngster should learn move from Pep Guardiola and stick around to potentially replace David Silva.

"Attacking players are more like free spirits," Bellamy told The Debate. "You can afford to put Sancho further up the pitch in the final third, let him go and do what he wants and create. In midfield, where Foden plays, there's more responsibility.

"He is getting game time at City and he's still very, very young. He's learning off some incredible players there and the best manager I've seen so it makes sense for him to stay where he is. He's in good hands.

"If he gets the opportunity then to develop and go out on loan to a very good football club where he can definitely go and get his game time and then come back to takeover David Silva's place, I see that making sense."