In a sense, tomorrow's deadline is a bit misleading. That is just to be involved in the start of the Club World Cup. There is an opportunity to add to squads in mid-tournament from 27 June to 3 July that would make players available for the knockout rounds. City could also ignore the Club World Cup altogether and sign Cherki at a later date.

Manchester City are on the brink of agreeing a deal with Wolves for left-back Rayan Aït-Nouri, sources have told ESPN. The Algeria international is set to move to the Etihad Stadium for a fee of €40 million (($45.

Ait-Nouri will leave Wolves after 157 appearances over five seasons. He initially joined as a loanee from French side Angers in 2020 – signing permanently the season after – a