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 closing in on a deal to bring Wolves left-back Rayan Ait-Nouri to the Etihad in a transfer worth £31 million, including £5 million in add-ons.

Manchester City are close to signing Rayan Aït-Nouri, the Wolves left-back, in a deal worth around £35 million. Aït-Nouri is expected to complete his move to City over the weekend after negotiations with Wolves accelerated on Thursday.