Ederson says several conversations with Pep Guardiola kept the Brazil goalkeeper at Manchester City, amid transfer interest from Saudi Arabia earlier this year.

Speaking to TNT Sports Brazil, the 31-year-old said: “There was an offer on the table, it weighed a lot on me as it was way above the average.

“But I had countless conversations with Pep, there was a decisive one that I can’t reveal much.

“It was about what he told me, his guarantees, all of what we’ve lived together here, the evolution I had with him. So that talk was essential for me to stay at City.”

Ederson was also asked if he would only sign a new contract at the club if manager Guardiola was to stay.

He replied: “No, not at all. Today City is a very well-structured club, well-managed, great directors, great CEO.

“I believe the club already has the next manager in mind to the day Pep decides to leave, they will try to follow the same line of work.

“Of course it’d be a great loss, we’re talking about the best manager in the world, but I see a really well-prepared club for the post-Pep era.”

Ederson said his relationship with Guardiola is “amazing” and he added: “He shows you the way, then it’s all on you to put this theory into practice. He is like our team’s GPS: he gives the route and we follow.

“If you don’t develop as a player with Pep, it’s because you didn’t want to.”