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‘This is the Cost’—Ruben Dias Makes Damning Man City Admission Rúben Dias pointed to Manchester City’s past success as a reason for this season’s spectacular decline.

Dias was looking for a place to do a mini boot camp for the Under-19 European Championship in 2016 and, eight years later, he still works with the gym as a four-time Premier League winner.

When he first arrived at City, Dias reportedly signed a 6-year, $54,080,000 contract with Pep Guardiola’s team, for an average annual salary of $9,013,333.

“You can either win the Premier League or not win it,” Dias rationalised. “We've won the last four in a row and that was never done before. We are in a tough fight to qualify for the top five.