Wolves defender Rayan Ait-Nouri has been spotted leaving his Manchester City medical as his £33.7million move to the Etihad nears completion.
The defender has been admired by scouts at City for over 12 months as they looked for reinforcements to their back line.
Ait-Nouri is now deemed to have enough Premier League experience under his belt to make the move following an impressive campaign at Molineux.
The 23-year-old scored five goals in 41 appearances last season bringing his total at Wolves to 12 goals in 157 games. He has also provided 19 assists since moving to Molineux in 2020.
His former club Angers negotiated a 50 per cent sell-on clause but that will be bought out by Wolves for £9.7m before the deal is complete. He is expected to join Pep Guardiola’s side in time to be part of their Club World Cup campaign which gets underway on June 18.
Ait-Nouri has a year left on his contract in the west Midlands, although Wolves also have an option to extend his stay.
Rayan Ait-Nouri has been spotted leaving his Manchester City medical as his £33.7million move to the Etihad edges closer
Angers negotiated a 50 per cent sell-on clause but that will be bought out by Wolves for £9.7m
Pep Guardiola is hoping to have three new recruits in time for City’s Club World Cup campaign
City plan to wrap up the £35m signing of midfielder Rayan Cherki from Lyon next.
The 21-year old has already agreed personal terms and wants to join City before Tuesday’s deadline for the Club World Cup.
Cherki scored 12 goals in 44 games this season, including two against Manchester United in the Europa League.
He made his senior debut for France last week, scoring as Les Bleus fell to a 5-4 defeat to Spain. He was also part of the France U23 team that won a silver medal at last summer’s Olympic Games.
City will also sign AC Milan midfielder Tijjani Reijnders pending a medical on a five year deal after they agreed an initial £46.3million fee with the Italians.
The fee can rise with bonuses to £58m.
