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Just when Arsenal fans were getting excited that they could be about to end their 20-year wait to win the title, this was a ruthless reminder from Manchester City as to why they are favourites to win the Premier League.
Pep Guardiola’s side dismantled Brighton 4-0 to close the gap on Mikel Arteta’s table-toppers to one point and, crucially, they have a game in hand.
Manchester City and Arsenal looking at Premier League left-back
Arsenal and Manchester City, as well as Chelsea, are doing their homework on Wolves left-back Rayan Ait-Nouri, TBR Football understands.
The 22-year-old Algerian has become one of the Premier League’s stand-out left-sided defenders and his progress has not gone unnoticed.
Ait-Nouri has flourished in Gary O’Neil’s side this season, and this has been a real breakout campaign for the £10m man.
TBR can confirm that Arsenal, City and Chelsea have been watching Ait-Nouri closely for more than 12 months and they are all looking at adding a new left-back this summer and the Wolves man is their high on their list of options.
Rayan Ait-Nouri’s incredible season
Ait-Nouri has long been tipped for big things in the Premier League since arriving at Wolves as a teenager, but over the past year he’s really started to blossom.
Described as ‘amazing’ in the past by Alan Shearer and ‘incredible’ by his manager this term, Ait-Nouri could be just what the doctor ordered for both Premier League title challengers.
Indeed, both City and Arsenal have operated without a conventional left-back for some time now with Josko Gvardiol and Nathan Ake, centre-backs by trade, utilised in that position for Pep Guardiola’s side, while Mikel Arteta has recently turned more and more towards Jakub Kiwior – another centre-half by trade.
TBR sources understand that Wolves are fully aware of the interest in Ait-Nouri – whose current deal at Molineux runs to 2026, with the club also having an additional 12-month option.
Arsenal and City both certainly need a new left-back this summer, and Ait-Nouri could well make a move to one of the Premier League giants.
