Rayan Ait-Nouri

24-Year-Old DefenderD
Manchester City
Premier
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Ait-Nouri heads to Manchester City with decent expectations after he was their first signing of the summer from Wolverhampton. He'll likely open as a left-back with tons of range to sit in the attack to rip shots and crosses. At Wolves last season, he had four goals and seven assists in 37 starts, numbers that seem a little too difficult to replicate given that he won't be as big of a focal point. Still, he'll be primed for more clean sheets and offers tons in the attack as a defender, so the upside is evident as long as the starting minutes are there.
Assists off bench in EFL semifinal
DManchester City
January 13, 2026
Ait-Nouri played the final minutes and delivered an assist as a substitute in Tuesday's EFL Cup win over Newcastle.
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Ait-Nouri saw his first few minutes since returning from international duty, as he came off the bench in the 88th minute of the midweek clash. He got involved in his team's second goal by pulling a ball back for Rayan Cherki to score. The Algerian is now an option for the weekend's derby against Manchester United, although he's not guaranteed a starting role with Nico O'Reilly and Nathan Ake more recently deployed at left-back. Still, Ait-Nouri will offer attacking upside if he's eventually given opportunities after being active in five AFCON games for his country.
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Returns to Manchester
DManchester City
January 12, 2026
Ait-Nouri is heading back to Manchester after completing his international duty with Algeria at the AFCON and should be back available for the derby against Manchester United on Saturday, coach Pep Guardiola said in a press conference. "Rayan has come back from AFCON and missed a connection so was a little bit late. We will see how he feels. We will not take risks for players who could get injured again."
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Will represent Algeria
DManchester City
December 15, 2025
Ait-Nouri is not available for the time being as he will represent Algeria at AFCON.
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Starts in cup
DManchester City
October 29, 2025
Ait-Nouri got the start and played 63 minutes during Wednesday's clash with Swansea.
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Bench option
DManchester City
October 21, 2025
Ait-Nouri (ankle) is on the bench for Tuesday's match against Villarreal.
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Traveling with team
DManchester City
October 20, 2025
Ait-Nouri (ankle) is traveling with the team for Tuesday's match agaisnt Villarreal.
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Spurs keen on him
DWolverhampton
March 22, 2025
Tottenham are interested in signing Ait-Nouri, according to Football Insider.
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Tottenham will need to pay around £40 million to secure the signing of the 23-year-old Algeria defender in the summer. However, they're not alone on the race for his services. Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United are all keen on the Wolves full-back as well, so there could be a bidding way for his services in the coming months.
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