Rico Lewis pens new Man City 5-Year Deal, Snubs Forest

Rico Lewis is set to sign a new five-year contract with Manchester City, warding off interest from Nottingham Forest.

Forest spent last week attempting to secure ambitious deals for both Lewis and James McAtee, the latter signing for an initial £25million over the weekend.

Lewis shone during City’s opening day victory at Wolves, assisting Erling Haaland’s first goal, and Daily Mail Sport understands negotiations over an extension accelerated quickly early this week.

Rico Lewis is set to sign a new five-year contract with Manchester City, warding off interest from Nottingham Forest.

Forest spent last week attempting to secure ambitious deals for both Lewis and James McAtee, the latter signing for an initial £25million over the weekend.

Lewis shone during City’s opening day victory at Wolves, assisting Erling Haaland’s first goal, and Daily Mail Sport understands negotiations over an extension accelerated quickly early this week.

The versatile defender made that clear at Molineux on Saturday, insisting that featuring for City was his ‘dream’ during media duties following the 4-0 win.

Talks over a fresh five-year deal, which extends the youngster’s current contract by two seasons, then gathered pace earlier this week.

Lewis held a conversation with Pep Guardiola amid Forest’s pursuit, will earn an uplift on his existing terms but City still need to offload players to balance their squad.

Source: dailymail