Wolves reject Manchester City's £47m initial offer for Matheus Nunes

The Cityzens are looking to find replacement for injured De Bruyne

Manchester City made a quick offer of £47 million to Wolves for Matheus Nunes, which was turned down by but the Premier League winners are expected to up their bid.

The Portuguese midfielder is well-admired by Pep Guardiola, who once called him “one of the best players in the world.”

After missing Kevin De Bruyne for about four months following hamstring surgery, Guardiola was required to acquire a midfielder. Wolves would only take into account a significant offer.

Lucas Paqueta was the target of City’s aggressive pursuit, but the West Ham midfielder’s involvement in an alleged betting violation led the club to turn elsewhere.

Matheus Nunes, a record-breaking £42 million acquisition from Sporting by Wolves last summer, will miss Wolves’ trip to Everton on Saturday after receiving a red card in the 4-1 loss to Brighton the previous Saturday.

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City is eager to close a deal quickly and has reached an understanding with Nunes about personal terms. City has also been following Crystal Palace’s Eberechi Eze. The Portuguese man, who will turn 25 on Sunday, is said to be enthusiastic about the transfer.

The transfer of Rennes’ Belgian winger Jeremy Doku to City is soon to be announced. Riyad Mahrez, who joined Al-Ahli a month ago is replaced by Doku.

Meanwhile, Bernardo Silva has extended his deal with Manchester City through 2026.

during his six-year tenure at the Etihad, Silva, who moved to City from Monaco in 2017, achieved five Premier League championships, two FA Cups, four League Cups, and the Champions League.

Silva decided to extend his contract until 2025, giving the treble-winners an additional year of his services.

The attacking midfielder from Portugal claimed that the reason he is remaining at City is that it “gives me that opportunity to keep winning.”

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