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·9 giugno 2025
Rayan Cherki breakthrough as Lyon set to target one of three Manchester City stars in return – Transfer Round-Up

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·9 giugno 2025
Here is the very latest on everything being reported around Manchester City and their transfer plans from across Europe on Monday 9 June!
OFFICIAL: Rayan Ait-Nouri has signed a five-year contract at Manchester City until the summer of 2030, completing a £31 million move from Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Lyon and Manchester City have reached an agreement this morning over a deal for Rayan Cherki, who will sign a five-year contract at the Etihad Stadium in the coming hours. (Hugo Guillemet, Loic Tanzi – L’Equipe)
Rayan Cherki to Manchester City, Here We Go. (Fabrizio Romano)
“Rayan Cherki has arrived in Manchester; I can tell you the player wanted to travel on Sunday already, he was buzzing to join Manchester City, in contact with Pep Guardiola, he didn’t want to wait any more!
“There was some tense moments on Saturday for this negotiation club-to-club, and so Cherki was pushing like crazy to go to Manchester City and now the deal is completed. “The player will have his medical and sign his contract tomorrow.” (Fabrizio Romano)
Rayan Cherki to Manchester City is worth €40.5 million plus €2 million in potential bonuses. Lyon will hold a 15 per cent sell-on clause on any profit made on the midfielder in future, while City will also loan a player to the Ligue 1 side for next season. (Hugo Guillemet, L’Equipe)
Other English clubs and teams in Germany were interested in Rayan Cherki this summer but the 21-year-old was won over by Pep Guardiola in discussions. (Rob Dawson, Julien Laurens – ESPN)
Lyon have secured a one-year loan deal of a Manchester City player in the agreement for Rayan Cherki and should look at an attacking player. Oscar Bobb is ‘very difficult’, while the likes of James McAtee or Claudio Echeverri are possible. (Hugo Guillemet, Loic Tanzi – L’Equipe)
Scott Carson is set to leave Manchester City upon the expiry of his contract after six years with the club. (Official)
Manchester City are ready to make a move for Chelsea goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli (33) following the departure of Scott Carson, with hopes of a deal for a small fee BEFORE the FIFA Club World Cup. (Mike McGrath, The Telegraph)
Manchester City are set to sign Marcus Bettinelli as a new third-choice goalkeeper from Chelsea in time for the FIFA Club World Cup after receiving the green light from Stamford Bridge on a deal. (Fabrizio Romano)
Manchester City are interested in Lille goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier, alongside Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United. PSG are making advances on the 23-year-old, while LOSC still hope to extend his contract and a transfer fee could be as high as €70M. (Le Parisien)
Tottenham and Everton hold genuine interest in signing Jack Grealish. However, Everton will only make an approach if Grealish shows a willingness to join on loan and Manchester City cover some of his wages. City are hoping for at least £50 million for Grealish this summer. (Ben Jacobs, talkSPORT)
As things stand, Newcastle United have no intention of making a formal approach to Manchester City for Jack Grealish. The club’s recruitment team are receiving regular updates on the player, and would consider a move if they felt the terms on offer were favourable. (Scott Wilson, Northern Echo)
Jack Grealish has emerged as a transfer target for Bayer Leverkusen as they aim to replace Florian Wirtz, who appears set for Liverpool. New manager Erik ten Hag is an admirer of the England international. (The Sun)
Jeremy Monga has opted to commence his professional career at Leicester, with an agreement in place to extend his stay at the club despite Manchester City interest. (Official)