Man United transfer news: Red Devils ‘told to pay £40m’ for Wolves star as Ruben Amorim faces four-team battle

According to reports, Wolverhampton Wanderers have disclosed the amount of money they are willing to pay for Rayan Ait-Nouri, who has been linked to Manchester United, Liverpool, and Tottenham Hotspur simultaneously.
They are currently 17th in the Premier League rankings, despite having a solid nine-point cushion over the relegation zone. Vitor Pereira’s team has experienced a difficult Premier League campaign, and they are currently in the 17th position.

Although Wolves are not yet out of the demotion dogfight, the Old Gold will be at risk of losing some of their most treasured assets if they do slip back down to the Championship for the 2024-25 season. This is because the Old Gold are still in the process of negotiating their demotion. The left-back Ait-Nouri is one of these top prospects. He has established himself as an effervescent attacking force at Molineux, where he has made 32 appearances this season and has scored four goals and provided five assists.

It is reported that all of the major clubs in the West Midlands, including Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool, and Spurs, are keeping a close eye on Ait-Nouri’s progress in the West Midlands, with the intention of maybe making a move during the summer transfer window. Wolves have reportedly placed a price tag of forty million pounds on Ait-Nouri.
On December 26, 2024, Wolverhampton Wanderers defender Rayan Ait-Nouri was spotted performing.

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It has been reported by Football Insider that the parties interested in acquiring Ait-Nouri have been informed that a cost of forty million pounds will be required in order to get him away from Wolves before to the 2025-26 season.

In spite of the fact that Ait-Nouri is only under contract for another year and has the ability to go for free at the conclusion of the 2025-26 season, it is said that the Old Gold will continue to negotiate for a large number of money.

Wolves, on the other hand, have the ability to extend Ait-Nouri’s contract until the year 2027. This would allow them to safeguard his value even further and improve their position in negotiations for the summer transfer window.

The 23-year-old player first joined Wolves on loan from the French club Angers for the 2020-21 season. However, he was able to earn a permanent transfer to the Premier League club for a fee of £9.4 million at the conclusion of the season.

Ait-Nouri has since won 16 caps for the Algeria national team in addition to accumulating 11 goals and 13 assists in 148 appearances for Wolves in all competitions. He has also been a member of the Algeria national team.

Who is the club that is most in need of Ait-Nouri?
Rayan Ait-Nouri, a member of Wolverhampton Wanderers, on Wednesday, February 16, 2025
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The fact that Arsenal is rumoured to be interested in Ait-Nouri, despite the fact that he is a great player, comes as a surprise. Mikel Arteta is undoubtedly not thinking about acquiring a new left back at this moment in time.

Even if Oleksandr Zinchenko and Kieran Tierney leave this summer, Myles Lewis-Skelly and Riccardo Calafiori will continue to hold down the fort. Additionally, Arteta has Jurrien Timber as an alternative option on the left side of the pitch courtesy to Ben White’s recovery from injury.

Additionally, it is believed that Liverpool is getting closer to completing a deal for Milos Kerkez, who is now playing for Bournemouth. Spurs, on the other hand, have Destiny Udogie and Djed Spence on their roster, and none of the aforementioned three players play with a wing-back system.

On the other hand, Ait-Nouri would undoubtedly flourish in the 3-4-3 formation that Ruben Amorim employs at Manchester United. However, the 23-year-old should anticipate intense competition from Patrick Dorgu for the left wing-back position at Old Trafford at all times.

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