Man City close to securing signature of European wonderkid

According to The Athletic’s transportation journalist David Orenstein, Manchester City are closing successful connected an statement to motion Rosenborg wonderkid Sverre Nypan.

In January, Nypan visited respective clubs crossed Europe, chiefly successful England, and it was thought that he would take his adjacent side.

Despite nan attempts of Arsenal and City Football Group's Girona, he opted to hold until nan summertime earlier making a decision. This allowed Aston Villa to swoop successful and make important advancement towards signing him.

Though it was initially believed that Nypan was group for a summertime move to Villa Park, this nary longer appears to beryllium nan case.

However, his early has now taken different twist pinch City closing successful connected his coveted signature.

While location are nary specifications connected nan technicalities of nan woody pinch Rosenberg, he does disclose that it is expected to beryllium a grounds woody for nan Norwegian apical flight.

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Nypan is not expected to beryllium portion of Pep Guardiola's squad successful nan upcoming season. Instead, he will spell retired connected indebtedness to proceed his improvement successful an situation wherever he is guaranteed to get regular minutes.

This is wherever City Football Group’s Girona comes into nan picture. They tin get their hands connected Nypan arsenic he searches for regular crippled clip successful bid to proceed his development.

What benignant of subordinate is Sverre Nypan, and what does he bring to nan table?

Nypan has established himself arsenic 1 of Europe's astir breathtaking talents successful caller seasons arsenic he has been playing regular elder shot for Rosenborg since property 16.

He has already made 70 first-team appearances successful which he has chipped successful pinch 14 goals and 11 assists from midfield. His all-action style and attacking output person seen him gain comparisons to compatriot Martin Odegaard.

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