Play me 20 times or I'm not coming back! Rekik demands City to hand him first-team chance following PSV loan



Karim Rekik has warned Manchester City he will not return to the Etihad Stadium next season - unless the club can hand him regular first-team football.

The defender has been on loan with PSV for the year where he has featured 25 times, as the Dutch side battle to finish in the top four to gain a Europa League spot.

Case for the defence: Karim Rekik (left) has spent the season on loan at Dutch high flyers, PSV as he takes on Heerenveen's Alfred Finnbogason in a league game earlier this month

Same again please: Rekik has featured 25 times for the Dutch side and has demanded parent club Manchester City hand him similar playing time next season

Rekik joined City in 2011 but has made just one start in three appearances, while the Dutchman has also had loan spells at Portsmouth and Blackburn.

The 19-year-old still holds ambitions to break into Manuel Pellegrini's first-team but has admitted he must be playing first-team football to continue his development.

Rekik said: 'My main aim is to play for City but I'll only go back if I have a serious chance of game time.



Rare sight: Rekik has made only one Premier League appearance for Manchester City as he started in a 1-0 win over Reading in December 2012

Reach out: Rekik was in action post-last-season for Manchester City, as he attempts to tackle Chelsea's Juan Mata in a friendly played in the United States last May

Step down: Blackburn handed Rekik five Championship appearances between February and April last season Scuffle: Rekik vies with Crystal Palace's Wilfried Zaha during a loan spell at Portsmouth between March and April in 2012

'I've got a season's experience of Dutch football under my belt and it would be pointless then to sit down on the bench or the stand at City for another year.

'I need to be able to play a minimum 20 games for City next season in order to develop as a player and it is an important time for me.

'I will make this clear when I meet them to discuss my programme.