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James Murray

Wed 6 August 2025 7:00, UK

Manchester City have agreed a Nico O’Reilly deal after Chelsea made a bid to sign him. 

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The 20-year-old made his senior debut last year after being named in the starting lineup for the Community Shield clash against Manchester United, where his side won on penalties after the game ended 1-1.

Man City turned down an offer from Chelsea for O’Reilly in January, with suggestions it could have been worth up to £40million.

Fabrizio Romano reported on 31 July Man City have agreed a new contract with O’Reilly, whose previous deal was due to expire in 2028.

Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, Borson said: “Well, we know that Chelsea bid for him in January through their links through Joe Shields and various other people who have historic links with City, so they know where the quality is at City.

“I would have said actually O’Reilly would be possibly in the top five players that I wouldn’t have wanted to have been sold as a City fan.

“If we know that they’ve had other offers as well, not just from Chelsea in January, but I think they had some offers from Germany, and you would have thought we would have been looking at maybe £30-40million for him.
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