Stefan Borson verdict: Man City star has made ‘amazing’ U-turn
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James Murray
Wed 27 August 2025 10:00, UK
Rico Lewis has made an “amazing” Manchester City U-turn after a deal has been agreed at the Etihad Stadium.
Nottingham Forest have been linked with Lewis after signing fellow Man City academy product James McAtee this month.
Forest were ready to double the 20-year-old’s wages if he were to make the move to the City Ground this summer.
After the game against Wolves, Lewis admitted he wants to remain with Man City, referring to them as his “dream club”.
Pep Guardiola wants to keep Rico Lewis at Man City (Credit: Imago)
This article contains exclusive comment from Stefan Borson, a former financial adviser to Man City.
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The right-back has made 96 appearances for Man City since making his debut in August 2022, registering five goals and 10 assists.
The information that I had was that actually City would be prepared to let the player go.
“I’m not saying that triggered it, obviously the contract negotiation had been on the table for a while, but it wasn’t then a surprise when it all unfolds that actually he’s not leaving.
“He’s actually signed a five-year contract.”
Pep Guardiola handed Rico Lewis his professional debut at Man City (Credit: Getty Images)
In terms of other transfer activity, Football Insider revealed on 22 August Manuel Akanji could reject a move to Galatasaray as he would prefer to remain part of Guardiola’s squad.
The Switzerland international has made 136 appearances for Man City since joining from Borussia Dortmund in 2022.