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Wolves defender Rayan Ait-Nouri has been linked with a move to Liverpool this summer(Image: Photo by Molly Darlington/Copa/Getty Images)

Wolves manager Vitor Pereira has expressed his desire to keep hold of left-back Rayan Ait-Nouri amid interest from Premier League rivals this summer.

Liverpool are among the clubs rumoured to be keen on the 23-year-old, although Bournemouth's Milos Kerkez has also been named as a potential target for the Reds.

Ait-Nouri joined Wolves from French side Angers in the summer of 2021 and remains under contract at Molineux until 2026, with the option of a further year.

This season, the left-back has scored five goals and registered seven assists across all competitions for Wolves.

It’s been his most productive campaign for the Midlands club in terms of numbers, which has understandably attracted interest from the likes of Liverpool and Manchester United.

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However, Pereira, who was appointed Wolves boss in December last year, is determined to keep hold of his best players heading into next season.

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“If you were in my position, would you want to keep him or not?” the manager told reporters during his press conference on Friday.

“Me too.

He’s a top player and we want to keep our best players.

“The target is to keep our best players and to bring in not too many players because then we would have to start again.

"I don’t want to start again from the beginning but some positions we need to be stronger next season.

“He is a top player.

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"He can give us a lot and he can give us even more than he has this season because I believe that next season he can create different solutions, and I will do it with him.”

Liverpool may be Premier League champions, but left-back is one area of the squad in need of reinforcements this summer.

Andy Robertson and Kostas Tsimikas have battled it out for a starting place over the course of the campaign, but both will enter the final two years of their respective contracts at the start of next season.


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