Official: Ait Nuri joins Manchester City and signs until 2030

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Manchester City issued an official announcement, announcing that the 24-year-old Algerian left-back Ait Nuri officially joined and signed until 2030.

Ait Nuri comes from Wolves. According to previous reports from British media, the fixed transfer fee of Ait Nuri is 31 million pounds. If the floating clause is included, the total transfer fee price can reach up to 36.3 million pounds. This season, Ait Nuri played 41 games for the Wolves, contributing 5 goals and 7 assists. Ait Nuri will immediately join Manchester City and participate in this summer's Club World Cup.

Manchester City hopes to make a major lineup adjustment this summer and sign multiple players. Earlier this month, Manchester City and Ait Nuri negotiated personal terms, and then the negotiations between Manchester City and Wolves went smoothly, and the two clubs quickly finalized the transfer agreement.

Ait Nuri expressed his thoughts on joining through Manchester City's official announcement, "I am happy and honored to be able to join Manchester City. Manchester City is one of the top clubs in the world. My dream comes true for being able to play for this club."

"I am looking forward to working with Guardiola and his coaching team to train and play with this group of world-class players. Joining Manchester City is also a very proud moment for my family. Now I can't wait to start and play in front of our fans."

Manchester City Football Director Viana said, "Rayan is A player we have been paying close attention to for a long time, we are very happy that he can join. He already has rich experience in the Premier League and has also demonstrated his strength in the Algerian national team. "

"We firmly believe that he will become an excellent supplement to the lineup, and his ability will be further improved under the guidance of Guardiola and his coaching staff. He is only 24 years old, and we believe that he will help the club achieve more goals." Manchester City also introduced the technical characteristics of Ait Nuri through an official announcement:

Rayan Ait Nuri's performance in 5 seasons of playing for Wolves is a perfect model for modern full-backs. He performed steadily on the defensive end and was extremely threatening on the offensive end. His value in various areas on the court cannot be underestimated. At the age of 24, his future is limitless.

When comparing Ait Nuri with other Premier League fullbacks, his advantages on both offense and defense are clear at a glance. In the Premier League in the 2024-25 season, only Fulham's Anthony Robinson scored more assists in the defender, and in terms of goals, he ranked fourth after his new teammates Gvadior, Chelsea's Cucurella and Nottingham Forest's Mirenkovic.

He also ranks fourth among Premier League defenders in creating opportunities, while he ranks second in number of successful passes.

He is also strong on the defensive end. Ait Nuri is the player with the most ball rights in the frontcourt among the Premier League defenders in the 2024-25 season, ranking 6th in the number of tackles.

He was born and raised in the suburbs of Paris and rose rapidly in the Paris FC youth team, and Angers brought him under his command in July 2016. Just two years later, he signed his first professional contract and quickly made his mark in the first team of Angers.

At the beginning of the 2019-20 season, he has become Angers' main left-back, making 17 appearances. At the beginning of the following season, after playing three games for Angers, he completed a loan in October 2020 and transferred to Wolves, scoring a goal in his debut, helping the team defeat Crystal Palace 2-0. During the loan period of Wolves, he made a total of 24 appearances in various competitions and officially completed the transfer in the 2021-22 season.

He played 27 games for the Wolves in the next two seasons, the most memorable moment when he scored a final goal against Everton in December 2022.

He played for the national youth teams at all levels in France, but in the end he chose to play for the Algerian national team and made his debut in the African Cup qualifiers against Niger in March 2023. So far, he has made 17 appearances for the Algerian national team.

After Gary O'Neal started coaching the Wolves in 2023-24, Ait Nuri's growth has entered a leap stage, and he has made 38 appearances throughout the season. Then in the season under Vitor Pereira, he made another 41 appearances, ushering in one of the best seasons on both offense and defense in his career. He scored 4 goals and sent 7 assists in the Premier League, playing a key role in the Wolves' six straight wins from March to April, and the team also completed three clean sheets during that period.

His performance helped Pereira lead the team to relegation and played a crucial role. As his career so far shows, Ait Nuri is ready for the next brilliant journey.