Girona will spend pre-season training as Manchester City's football academy

Girona will spend pre-season training as Manchester City's football academy

El Girona volverá este verano a Manchester, esta vez como equipo de la Liga Santander
El Girona volverá este verano a Manchester, esta vez como equipo de la Liga Santander | sport

The Catalan club have a close link with the Premier League side

While in England they will play a friendly against Oldham Athletic

Girona will spend some time at Manchester City this summer, as they did, for the first time, last summer.  

The Catalan club revealed their plans for preseason late on Monday, with preparations for their first season in La Liga beginning on July 17. 

Three days later, on July 20 (Thursday), they will travel to Manchester and will work at the 'City Football Academy' until July 28. 

City's base is hectares, 16 pitches and the residence for the young players who play for the club. 

The agreement is a basis of the excellent relationship between the two clubs and the result of talks sporting director Quique Carcel and coach Pablo Machin held in Manchester last week. 

In the coming days more announcements are expected, such as the signing of various players from City. 

While in England, Girona will play against Oldham Athletic on July 27, before returning to Catalonia for a game against Brighton in Palamos. 

They plan to arrange a number of other friendlies, too.