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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Ben Fisher

Matheus Nunes goes on strike in attempt to seal Manchester City move

Matheus Nunes
Matheus Nunes is Wolves’ record signing and is wanted by Manchester City as cover for the injured Kevin De Bruyne. Photograph: Jack Thomas/WWFC/Wolves/Getty Images

Matheus Nunes has in effect gone on strike at Wolves after stopping training in a bid to force through a move to Manchester City. Wolves rejected City’s opening bid of around £47m for Nunes out of hand and are holding out for more than £60m.

City want to add to their midfield options after losing Kevin De Bruyne for about four months following hamstring surgery and quickly shifted their focus to Nunes after their move for Lucas Paquetá was derailed by a Football Association investigation into an alleged betting breach by the Brazilian this year.

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