Manchester City full-back Rayan Ait-Nouri is heading for the Etihad Stadium exit door and might make the unlikeliest relocation of all in January, according to reports.
Guy City are very well-stocked in all departments and are harbouring a variety of gamers who can enhancing other groups however are not likely to ever develop themselves with the existing Premier League leaders.
Manchester United will not be the location for a lot of those gamers when their time at City pertains to an end, however Ait-Nouri’s future might take him to Old Trafford in an unusual cross-city transfer.Rayan Ait-Nouri is supposedly ‘holding conversations’ with Man United
“Rayan Ait-Nouri is set to leave Manchester City in January, with intermediaries already holding discussions with a host of clubs, including Manchester United,” reports Bailey.
“Ait-Nouri is yet to feature in the Premier League under Enzo Maresca, who has now delivered his verdict on the full-back to City sporting director Hugo Viana.
“We comprehend that Viana is dealing with an exit strategy, with the club eager to deal with the protector’s future before the January transfer window opens.”
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25-year-old Ait-Nouri joined Man City from Wolverhampton Wanderers in the summer of 2025. He signed a five-year contract but has been unable to establish himself at his new club, playing in less than half of City’s Premier League matches in 2025/26.
His appearances this season have been limited to the Carabao Cup and the league phase of the Champions League. The left-back played a handful of minutes in wins against Porto and AEK Athens but was an unused substitute when City lost to Paris Saint-Germain.
The Algerian international featured on Wednesday night, when Man City knocked Brighton & Hove Albion out of the Carabao Cup on penalties. He played the full 90 minutes against Norwich City in the previous round.
That’s the amount overall of Ait-Nouri’s participation this season and it’s apparent that a parting of methods is finest for the gamer at this phase of what’s still an appealing profession.
“Lines of communication between the clubs have reopened, with intermediaries working to establish whether a move can be agreed in the New Year,” reports Bailey.
“We understand Ait-Nouri would be open to a switch across Manchester, which would make him the first player to move directly from City to United since Owen Hargreaves made the switch in 2011.”
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