Atlanta, Georgia
Rayan Aït-Nouri don finally talk wetin dey happen as him join Manchester City. This guy wey dey come from Algeria don catch fire, as Pep Guardiola don tell am to dey play free, no wahala. Na the first major signing wey City do for left back since them carry Benjamin Mendy come from Monaco back in 2017, and you sabi say na him natural position be that. Aït-Nouri don already dey create quality moves for the team and he dey plan to help City take plenty trophies.
We no say e cost City more than £37m to bring am from Wolverhampton, but e no go waste am o. Guardiola dey urge am make e dey attack, move forward as e dey bring him style into play. Aït-Nouri talk say: “Pep don tell me to play my game without pressure. I go drive ball, cross am enter the box, and I dey try follow wetin e dey talk.” (Bro, if you listen to Pep, your game go sweet like sugarcane!)
Aït-Nouri dey shine for City new season with other new boys wey dem bring; City don spend almost £300m for the summer. E clear say dem dey serious to go for major trophies, and na to work with Guardiola carry Aït-Nouri come join dem. E say: “For me, na big honour to play under Guardiola; e don show wetin e fit do. If I fit follow am well, I go improve my game.”
Speaking of new boys, Tijjani Reijnders don land from AC Milan for £46m, while Rayan Cherki from Lyon follow join for £30.5m. As dem dey prepare to show other teams wetin dem sabi, Aït-Nouri don talk say wetin dey for their mind, na to be number one team for world. Dem go need am well, especially after dem score Al Ain six past them. But, dem still need to beat Juventus on Thursday to secure top spot for dem Group in the Club World Cup.
Aït-Nouri dey gassed: “E good to dey play with players like Erling Haaland; he dey make sense for field as e dey create chances. We sabi say this na the best team in the world when everything dey work. Our first game na big confidence booster, and we sure say we go carry this wings go further!” (Na so we like am for our Naija football too, sharp work give sweet victory!)
