{"id":627031,"date":"2023-08-24T09:26:46","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T13:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=627031"},"modified":"2023-08-24T09:26:46","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T13:26:46","slug":"matheus-nunes-manchester-city-bid-rejected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/24\/matheus-nunes-manchester-city-bid-rejected\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester City &#8216;Will Insist&#8217; On Deal For &#8216;World-Class&#8217; Player Despite Rejected Initial Bid &#8211; Personal Terms Already Agreed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1694650327897686101?t=0LcZZw3-3T704GjmXQc-mA&amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a> has provided an update on Manchester City&#8217;s pursuit of Matheus Nunes. According to the journalist, City&#8217;s the European champions have submitted a formal bid to Wolverhampton Wanderers for the Portuguese attacking midfielder, which was quickly rejected.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Manchester City Eyeing Nunes to Reinforce Their Midfield<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Manchester City formal opening bid for Matheus Nunes was there despite the denials as revealed yesterday \u2014 \u20ac55m package not enough yet to convince Wolves \ud83d\udd35\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf9<\/p>\n<p>Negotiations expected to continue as City see Nunes as priority target since Wednesday. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Cks7sB32eM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Cks7sB32eM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1694650327897686101?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>First Official Bid Rejected by Wolves<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Romano has reported that the Cityzens&#8217; first official bid was rejected by the Wolves&#8217; hierarchy. The bid was reportedly in the region of \u00a347 million, including add-ons. The Wolverhampton-based club are unwilling to let their prized asset leave for that fee.<\/p>\n<p>The Premier League champions will continue the negotiations as they consider the 24-year-old their top priority in midfield. Pep Guardiola is <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/fabrizioromano\/status\/1694618041609568576?s=46&amp;t=HDsqZHitx3ULxuPcRjHVEg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reportedly<\/a> a big fan of the attacking midfielder. The Manchester club will push to wrap up the deal as quickly as possible, and hope to have the deal wrapped up within &#8220;24\/48 hours&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch<\/strong>: Pep Guardiola Will DEFEND Manchester City\u2019s Treble \u2013 Here\u2019s How<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pep Guardiola Will DEFEND Manchester City&#039;s Treble - Here&#039;s How\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I5NzGnlmCng?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Personal Terms Agreed<\/h3>\n<p>The Italian journalist reported that despite Nunes&#8217; club turning down the initial offer, the player has already chosen the Etihad as his next destination. Personal terms have been <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1694416795384344703?t=7DzPjd-HLssTELGJ-kX5Kg&amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">agreed<\/a> between the City and the young midfielder. An improved bid may be on the way soon, and if the player pushes for the move club bosses may have to consider cashing in and using the money to reinforce the squad in multiple positions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/22\/manchester-city-agree-jeremy-doku-signing\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester City Secure \u00a355 Million Move for \u2018Exceptional\u2019 Mahrez Replacement with \u2018Almost Limitless Potential\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Why City Are Targeting Nunes<\/h3>\n<p>Pep Guardiola&#8217;s requirement for an attacking midfielder became urgent when their star midfielder, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1691454767434973184?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kevin De Bruyne,<\/a> suffered a serious injury during the club\u2019s Premier League game against Burnley. The Belgian is expected to be out for a considerable amount of time.<\/p>\n<p>The Champions League holders were on the verge of signing West Ham United\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1693990398329536544?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lucas Paqueta<\/a> to replace some of the Belgian&#8217;s creativity and former captain Ilkay Gundagon&#8217;s box crashing tendancies. However, the deal collapsed at the last moment, which appears to have been the result of a betting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/sport\/football\/lucas-paqueta-fa-enquiry-betting-explained-2023-b1102454.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">probe<\/a> into the player by the FA. Nunes has emerged as the club&#8217;s latest option and he could turn out to be a solid deputy for at the Etihad in the absence of the club&#8217;s talisman.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/24\/manchester-city-eze-crystal-palace-paqueta\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester City Eyeing \u2018Explosive\u2019 Premier League Star After Missing Out on Paqueta<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The player described as &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/thehardtackle.com\/transfer-news\/2022\/07\/14\/liverpool-establish-contact-for-matheus-nunes\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">world-class<\/a>&#8221; by some media outlets, possesses well-rounded and strong fundamentals. His clearest strength is his ball carrying ability. The Portuguese international&#8217;s dribbling skills help him to carry the ball at high speed and drive at opponents, as highlighted by his exceptional performance against City&#8217;s rivals Manchester United earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Etihad_Stadium,_Manchester_City_Football_Club_(Ank_Kumar,_Infosys_)_02.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ank Kumar<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/Category:CC-BY-SA-4.0\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC-BY-SA 4.0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fabrizio Romano has provided an update on Manchester City&#8217;s pursuit of Matheus Nunes. According to the journalist, City&#8217;s the European champions have submitted a formal bid to Wolverhampton Wanderers for the Portuguese attacking midfielder, which was quickly rejected. Manchester City Eyeing Nunes to Reinforce Their Midfield Manchester City formal opening bid for Matheus Nunes was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4733,"featured_media":625928,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17,3,7188,2510],"tags":[100,9650,181],"class_list":["post-627031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manchester-city","category-premier-league","category-rumours","category-wolves","tag-manchester-city","tag-matheus-nunes","tag-pep-guardiola"],"modified_by":"Brendan Pridmore","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/627031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4733"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=627031"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/627031\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/625928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=627031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=627031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=627031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}