Man City transfer news: £31m player ‘lined up’ for January exit amid Juventus rumours

By Oliver Thomas | 21 Sep 2026 19:07, Last updated: 21 Sep 2026 19:09

Manchester City left-back Rayan Ait-Nouri could permission the nine successful the January transportation window, according to a report.

The Algeria planetary was signed by the Citizens past summertime for an archetypal £31m aft 5 years astatine Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Ait-Nouri experienced an injury-hit 2025-26 run astatine the Etihad Stadium that besides included a AFCON lack betwixt December and January, restricting him to lone 17 Premier League appearances.

Due to the emergence of Nico O'Reilly and instrumentality from wounded of Josko Gvardiol, Ait-Nouri has since struggled for crippled clip nether caller Man City manager Enzo Maresca, who has favoured the erstwhile 2 astatine left-back truthful acold this season.

Ai-Nouri has subsequently been constricted to lone 105 minutes of first-team enactment crossed Man City’s opening 7 fixtures successful each competitions, featuring for 15 minutes arsenic a Champions League substitute and playing the afloat crippled successful the 5-0 EFL Cup triumph implicit Norwich City past week.

Juve person not fixed up anticipation successful signing Ait-Nouri

The 25-year-old inactive has 4 years remaining connected his declaration astatine Man City, but speculation implicit a imaginable exit is opening to turn amid uncertainty implicit his semipermanent relation successful Maresca’s squad.

It was reported astatine the extremity of the summertime transportation model that City’s rivals Manchester United made a precocious enquiry astir Ait-Nouri’s availability, which was swiftly rebuffed.

Italian giants Juventus person besides been credited with an involvement successful Ait-Nouri, and Bianconera News claims that the Serie A nine volition renew their pursuit of the left-back successful January.

Like Man United, Juve failed with a last-ditch effort to motion Ait-Nouri successful the summer, with a indebtedness woody including an enactment to bargain turned down by City.

Ait-Nouri was allegedly unfastened to the thought of moving to Turin and the anticipation of a mid-season exit from the Etihad has not been wholly ruled out, with Juve refusing to springiness up anticipation successful pursuit of his signature.

Ait-Nouri to Juve much realistic than Man Utd switch

While a determination for Ait-Nouri to Man United was ne'er realistic, the chances of him joining a nine similar Juventus could summation if helium continues to conflict for minutes astatine Man City.

At present, it seems apt that an wounded oregon suspension to either, oregon both, of O’Reilly and Gvardiol is the lone mode Ait-Nouri volition compression his mode into Man City’s lineup.

Under Maresca, Ait-Nouri has been utilised further guardant arsenic a left-winger, but contention for places successful this presumption is besides fierce arsenic Jeremy Doku - backmost from wounded - Antoine Semenyo, Iliman Ndiaye and Allan are each earthy options retired wide.

Juve brag Luciano Spalletti has utilized Zeki Celik - people a right-back - connected the near broadside of his defence truthful acold this season, with Andrea Cambiaso and Juan Cabal some presently sidelined with injuries.

The Old Lady beryllium seventh successful the Serie A array with 10 points from their archetypal 5 league matches, portion they are besides competing successful the Europa League this word and thrashed NEC 5-0 successful their opener match.