Man City close to signing £50m defender

Man City are the team with the most advantages in recruiting defender Rayan Ait-Nouri from Wolves in the plan to rebuild the squad this summer.

Man City strengthen left-back position.

According to the Guardian , the Molineux team expects to collect a transfer fee of £50 million for the 23-year-old left-back. Ait-Nouri's contract with Wolves has 1 year left.

Ait-Nouri played 36 times for Wolves in the 2024/25 Premier League season, scoring four goals and providing seven assists. Wolves are willing to sell key players if the right offer comes in. They have also just parted ways with Matheus Cunha, with the Brazilian joining Manchester United for £62.5m.

Pep Guardiola wants to strengthen his left-back position after having to use centre-back Josko Gvardiol and midfielder Nico O'Reilly in that role last season. In addition to Ait-Nouri, Man City are also monitoring Bournemouth defender Milos Kerkez. However, the Etihad team will have to compete with Liverpool.

According to the Telegraph , Man City's sporting director Hugo Viana will focus on adding 2 midfielders, 1 left-back and 1 right-back to the squad. The Etihad team is also targeting Tijjani Reijnders, Rayan Cherki and Morgan Gibbs-White. However, this trio will cost Man City no less than 150 million pounds.

In another development, Man City is also preparing to send a salary increase proposal to keep midfielder Rodri at Etihad Stadium for a long time. If he agrees to sign a 2-year contract with Man City, Rodri's salary will also increase from 200,000 to more than 300,000 pounds/week.

Marmoush's masterpiece helps Man City get closer to a ticket to the Champions League. In the early morning of May 21, Man City defeated Bournemouth 3-1 at home, thereby touching a ticket to the Champions League next season.

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