{"id":655303,"date":"2025-06-04T15:06:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T19:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=655303"},"modified":"2025-06-04T15:06:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T19:06:09","slug":"wolves-rayan-ait-nouri-manchester-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2025\/06\/04\/wolves-rayan-ait-nouri-manchester-city\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Advancing After Initial Talks’: Wolves Braced for Second Huge Blow After Matheus Cunha Departure"},"content":{"rendered":"

Manchester City appear to be stepping up their pursuit of Wolves left wing-back Rayan A\u00eft-Nouri, with Fabrizio Romano<\/a> reporting that City are ‘advancing’ in their efforts to bring the Algerian international to the Etihad “after initial talks” have taken place.<\/p>\n

Wolves to Potentially Lose Rayan A\u00eft-Nouri to Manchester City This Summer<\/h2>\n

Wolves Potentially Losing Another Star Player In A\u00eft-Nouri<\/h3>\n

Wolverhampton Wanderers face the real possibility of losing Rayan A\u00eft-Nouri this summer, with Manchester City stepping up their interest in the 23-year-old left wing back. The Guardian<\/a> has reported that Man City are ‘optimistic’ about capturing A\u00eft-Nouri as part of their summer rebuild. Fabrizio Romano has also stated that A\u00eft-Nouri has given the green light for the move, indicating that personal terms are unlikely to be an issue.<\/p>\n

Read More:<\/strong> Wolves ‘Now Approach” For ‘Highly Rated’ Talent Amidst European Interest\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

The Algerian international has attracted attention after a strong season under V\u00edtor Pereira, thriving in a left-wing-back role within Wolves’ 3-4-2-1 system. City’s interest reflects Pep Guardiola’s desire to refresh his squad after a disappointing campaign. A\u00eft-Nouri’s versatility, ball progression and attacking support have made him stand out in a struggling Wolves side.<\/p>\n

Sell-On Clause<\/h3>\n

However, Wolves may not fully profit from any sale due to a 50% sell-on clause agreed with Ligue 1 side Angers as part of the original deal to bring A\u00eft-Nouri to Molineux. There is an option to buy out this clause for a reported<\/a> \u00a39 million, which seems likely instead of allowing Angers to claim half of the profit should the Man City deal go through.<\/p>\n

Read More:<\/strong> \u2018Always\u2019 I Will Be A Supporter Of Wolves\u2019 Club Bids Farewell To High Earner<\/a><\/p>\n

What This Means For Wolves<\/h3>\n

Losing A\u00eft-Nouri will be a significant setback, with him contributing four goals and seven assists this season in the Premier League. The 23-year-old has been a standout performer this season, offering width, creativity and improved defensive consistency. His departure would weaken the left side, with only Hugo Bueno to fill that role. While Bueno has had a productive loan spell in the Eredivisie, he doesn’t quite reach the same level as A\u00eft-Nouri. Wolves are likely to be forced into the transfer market for a difficult-to-replace profile.<\/p>\n

Read More:<\/strong> Man City Expected To Advance Fast’ For Messi-Like Talent Amid Man United Interest<\/a><\/p>\n

With City likely to advance talks in the coming days, Wolves fans are now facing an anxious wait. The club’s response – both in negotiations and in identifying a successor- will be crucial in gaining momentum going into next season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Manchester City appear to be stepping up their pursuit of Wolves left wing-back Rayan A\u00eft-Nouri, with Fabrizio Romano reporting that City are ‘advancing’ in their efforts to bring the Algerian international to the Etihad “after initial talks” have taken place. Wolves to Potentially Lose Rayan A\u00eft-Nouri to Manchester City This Summer Wolves Potentially Losing Another […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5441,"featured_media":654962,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_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":[30,17,3,7188,2510],"tags":[1555],"class_list":["post-655303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-manchester-city","category-premier-league","category-rumours","category-wolves","tag-wolves"],"modified_by":"Henry Chung, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/655303","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\/5441"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=655303"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/655303\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":655322,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/655303\/revisions\/655322"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/654962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=655303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=655303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=655303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}