“🚨 Juventus are targeting Manchester City left-back Rayan Ait-Nouri for a January loan move. The Italian club want an option to buy the 25-year-old and are also considering Rennes defender Mahamadou Nagida.”
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No trusted reporter yet. Stories like this complete 6 in 100 times.
Carried by Sport Witness (aggregator) and TuttoMercatoWeb via Transfer News Live (aggregator).
- Fee
- Not reported
- Value
- €44m
- Reporters
- 2
Where he ends up in the January windowEvery outcome by the January deadline, adding up to 100%. A move in a later window is not counted. Open a club for its rumour.
Man UnitedRumour page
JuventusThis rumour- Other clubNot yet named
Stays at Man CityNo move
- ReportingNo trusted reporter2 outlets, all tabloids or aggregatorsAgainst the move
- ContractRuns to June 20303 years 8 months leftAgainst the move
- JuventusSpending close to its limitAgainst the move
- FeeNot reportedValue €44m
The story so far
2 reports · newest firstTuttoMercatoWebTrust 46via Transfer News LiveFull post Sport WitnessTrust 55Earliest mentionAggregatorEarliest mentionFull post “Club ‘ready to move immediately’ for Manchester City player – Initial loan plan in place. Rayan Ait-Nouri’s move to Manchester City hasn’t worked out and a January exit could be on the cards.”
In the article“Sport Witness have tracked Juventus’ interest in the Manchester City man, who could be on his way out soon.”
Chance it happens in JanuaryLong shot
1%
- Value
- €44m Powered by
Aït-Nouri to Juventus: loan talk builds, but sourcing stays thin
The situation
The story is thin. It traces back to TuttoMercatoWeb, relayed by Transfer News Live on 30 October, with Sport Witness adding a similar line the day before. Both are the kind of outlets that chase smoke rather than confirm fire, and no reporter with a strong track record has touched this yet. That matters: it means every detail here, the loan structure, the buy option, should be treated as speculation until someone more dependable weighs in.
The reporting
Given the sourcing, this sits as a long shot rather than anything close to done. For it to happen, Juventus would need to firm up genuine interest beyond tabloid chatter, City would need to sanction a loan for a player with 42 months left on his contract once the window opens on 1 January 2027, and Aït-Nouri himself would need to see a temporary switch as worth disrupting his City career for. None of that groundwork appears to exist yet.
What to watch
Watch for whether a recognised reporter picks up the story once the January window nears, and whether Juventus make any move on Mahamadou Nagida, the alternative name mentioned alongside Aït-Nouri, which would suggest the Italian club's left back search is heading elsewhere.
Sources the analyst weighedSport WitnessTrust 55TuttoMercatoWeb via Transfer News LiveTrust 46
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Historical precedent
2025
Man City from Wolves€37m
Man City from Wolves€37m2021
Wolves from Angers SCO€11m
Wolves from Angers SCO€11mRayan Aït-Nouri’s real transfer fees, for context, not a prediction.
Who is behind this story
Sport WitnessEarliest mentionReports interestRepeats another reportAggregator
Outlet · Premier League
1 report on this storyfirst 29 Oct
Transfer News LiveReports interestRepeats another reportAggregator
Outlet · Global · Quoting TuttoMercatoWeb
1 report on this storyfirst 30 Oct
Questions about this transfer
How likely is Rayan Aït-Nouri to join Juventus?
Transfer Tracker rates Rayan Aït-Nouri to Juventus at 1%, a longshot on the current reporting from 2 reporters.
Where else could Rayan Aït-Nouri go?
Besides Juventus, Transfer Tracker's model rates Rayan Aït-Nouri's other live options as Manchester United 31%.
Probability & estimates are modelled opinions from public reporting · informational only, not fact or betting advice.