Rayan Aït-Nouri

[ONTHERUNWITHTHAKSIN]

If this means no Chilwel then I’m in

 

[domalino]

I can only see him coming to us now. No disrespect to Zinchenko, but I see Ait-Nouri as being an immediate challenger to Mendy and not simply an able back up.

It just makes sense as a transfer because even if the best case scenario happens with Mendy, it still works. A 19 year old prospect and a 26 year old can co-exist for several years.

 

[Gabriel]

It just makes sense as a transfer because even if the best case scenario happens with Mendy, it still works. A 19 year old prospect and a 26 year old can co-exist for several years.

Agree. Should be easy for him to fit in as well. Mendy and he speak French, as does Laporte, so it should help in terms of communication on the pitch, and while Ait-Nouri is younger than Mahrez, they share similar cultural backgrounds and come from towns that are quite close to each other.

 

[twosips]

Has there been any development on this or are we all just kinda hoping there will be? Must admit, this has really grown on me as an idea generally!

 

[Gabriel]

Has there been any development on this or are we all just kinda hoping there will be? Must admit, this has really grown on me as an idea generally!

Depends what you mean by development. We know his club has agreed for him to go and has spoken to big English clubs; think terms between clubs are agreed. We know that the lad came to Manchester for one day last week and visited the two clubs. He flew back on the same day so no other English clubs. We know that that lot have subsequently extended the contract of their own left back, which suggests he’s not going there. We know we need a left back, and we know @Ezzy linked us with him very early on, so I’d suggest it’s more probable than possible.

Sure some hack on the MEN can follow the breadcrumbs on here and write it up in the coming days; might make a couple of lines on page nine of the ten-page Sancho pull out.

 

[twosips]

Depends what you mean by development. We know his club has agreed for him to go and has spoken to big English clubs; think terms between clubs are agreed. We know that the lad came to Manchester for one day last week and visited the two clubs. He flew back on the same day so no other English clubs. We know that that lot have subsequently extended the contract of their own left back, which suggests he’s not going there. We know we need a left back, and we know @Ezzy linked us with him very early on, so I’d suggest it’s more probable than possible.

Sure some hack on the MEN can follow the breadcrumbs on here and write it up in the coming days; might make a couple of lines on page nine of the ten-page Sancho pull out.

Do we actually know he came to Manchester? Or is that a rumour?

 

[Vienna_70]

Agree. Should be easy for him to fit in as well. Mendy and he speak French, as does Laporte, so it should help in terms of communication on the pitch, and while Ait-Nouri is younger than Mahrez, they share similar cultural backgrounds and come from towns that are quite close to each other.

I think Mahrez also speaks French, Algeria being a former French colony and all that.

 

[Gabriel]

Do we actually know he came to Manchester? Or is that a rumour?

Was reported in the French media last week, and I posted the link then:

https://www.footmercato.net/a239827...r-city-passent-a-laction-pour-rayan-ait-nouri

Almost all of the headlines prioritise ‘that lot’ in their headlines, even in France, but that simply reflects the increasingly desperate state of the media and the need to drive click revenue.

His agent is Jorge Mendes, who has been involved in a number of deals with us in recent years. He also represents Jao Felix, I think, which might explain why that thread is heating up. But that is just guesswork. :-)

 

[dadnlad]

if not priced at over 50 million i wouldnt touch him

 

[HaalandEffect]

Crystal Palace, Leicester, Wolves, Atletico Madrid and Monaco are also on the list according to the link.