Shopping tour continues
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This article was first published on June 6th, 2025 and was updated after confirmation of the Aït Nouri transfer.
In the 2024/25 season, Manchester City made 243 million euros loose for six new players – this summer the shopping tour continues. On Monday, the English confirmed the commitment of the offensive left-back Rayan Aït-Nouri (24) from the Wolverhampton Wanderers. You should have received the contract loudly “L’équipe“Also for a transfer by wing striker Rayan Cherki (21) by Olympique Lyon.
For the Aït-Nouri, which was only bound by the Wolves in 2026, City must probably pay about the market value despite the short contract period. The clubs are said to have agreed on a transfer fee below 40 million euros. The Wolves had brought Aït-Nouri from Angers Sco for 11.1 million euros 2020. In 157 games he contributed 31 goals – twelve of them this season. With the Citizens, Algerier, born in France, is now traveling to the club World Cup in the USA. His contract applies until 2030.
The amount of the improved offer Man Citys for Cherki to Lyon, after a 22.5 million euro offer has been rejected, is likely to amount to a basic revenue of EUR 35 million plus EUR 5 million possible bonus payments. In winter, BVB had bitten their teeth in a commitment of the wing striker, which is only bound in Lyon until 2026. The Dortmund was accused of disrespectful communication. Even then, it was about an initial requirement of 22.5 million euros for the new international in France.
Cherki and OL are said to have agreed on this informal price sign as part of the contract extension in September 2024. However, this was only held orally because classic exit clauses are prohibited in Ligue 1. According to “L’équipe”, this agreement also included a payment of EUR 3 million that Lyon had to make to Cherki if the association rejects an offer of EUR 22.5 million. The BVB unit was rejected, but the player is said to have received no 3 million euros. The own plant could not be distracted from these background noise, shone with twelve goals and 20 templates and recently increased its market value to EUR 45 million.