Manchester City have beaten Arsenal to a major target and are finalising terms on the move.
With a flurry of recent signings, Manchester City have addressed their 2024/25 season ahead of the Club World Cup and made significant improvements to their team across the squad.
Now, the free-spending Sky Blues appear to have left Arsenal in the dust for another acquisition that the Gunners were in for.
Manchester City seal impressive deal ahead of Arsenal
It's been a hectic summer for City, who have already splashed well over £100 million on the likes of Rayan Ait-Nouri, Tijjani Reijnders and Rayan Cherki in a bid to improve their ageing squad.
This is after a serious splurge made in January on the likes of Omar Marmoush, Vitor Reis, Abdukodir Khusanov and Nico Gonzalez, with manager Pep Guardiola admitting he scrapped plans last summer to revamp the squad.
Now, The Athletic's David Ornstein has revealed that City are on the cusp of an agreement for Rosenborg star Sverre Nypan.
The 18-year-old had talks with Arsenal in January, according to the Mail, before opting to remain in his native Norway for the rest of the season – while FourFourTwo understood that the North Londoners were hoping to rekindle their interest this summer after failing to land him first time around.
Ranked at no.24 in FourFourTwo's list of the most exciting teenagers to watch last season, Nypan will now become a record sale in the Norwegian league ahead of signing for City and heading out on loan.
The deal is a bitter blow for Mikel Arteta, who will likely need to sign another midfielder in the coming weeks should terms fail to be agreed with Thomas Partey, who is out of contract.
Ornstein notes that City were “not among the suitors” in January for Nypan.
Nypan is worth €12 million, according to Transfermarkt.
