Manchester City fans have been reacting to a post on Twitter which relays a report that claims the club have been told to stump up £45m if they want to secure the signature of Wolverhampton Wanderers left-back Rayan Ait-Nouri.
The 21-year-old was initially loaned to Molineux for the 2020-21 season, during which he competed with Marcal for the left-back berth under Nuno Espirito Santo.
Ait-Nouri initially had a hard time establishing himself as a regular starter, but Wolves nevertheless opted to sign the defender permanently from Angers in a £9.9m deal last summer.
Ait-Nouri ultimately became Bruno Lage’s first-choice on the left-hand side and ended the 2021-22 Premier League season with a goal and four assists from 23 appearances – 20 of which came from the start.
Manchester City and Chelsea have both been tipped to do battle for Ait-Nouri this summer, but Wolves can drive a hard bargain over a fee, as the France Under-21 international is under contract until 2026 with the option of a further year.
According to The Sun, Wolves have slapped a £45m price tag onto the head of Ait-Nouri, but the West Midlands club will not block a potential exit should the right offer arrive.
Ait-Nouri, who earns £33,000 per week (SalarySport), will now be looking to add some silverware to his name and a move to either City or Chelsea could aid that.
The report was shared on Twitter by City Xtra and it attracted plenty of attention from the club’s supporters.
The report was shared on Twitter by City Xtra and it attracted plenty of attention from the club’s supporters.
“And here we reach the stage where Man City pretend they’re interested in other players to take back the dominance in the Cucurella deal and drive the price down. We see it with every single transfer..”
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“Would be a top signing, but not for 45M”
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“45m?? These guys just throw huge price tags on players not worth it cause it’s mancity 🤦.”
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“We’re like tourist visiting Montego Bay ffs, everyone wants to fleece us..”
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“Lmao I’d rather spend that on Cucurella”
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“Cucurella 50m, Nouri 45m, Raum 40m.
But every club want Zinchenko 20m”
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“Way too much imo, go for Cucurella and make him fight for his place, which means we gotta keep Zinny no matter what.”
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“45m 😂😂😂 this is absolutely a joke, better continue with Zinchenko.”
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“Not better than Zinchenko.”
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