Manchester City A Nottingham Forest star has on their wish list with Pep Guardiola looking to revamp his squad in the January transfer market, according to a new report.
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City recorded just their second Premier League win in 10 matches on Sunday after beating Leicester City 2-0 at the King Power Stadium. In Pep Guardiola's 500th match, City took the lead in the 21st minute through summer signing Savinho, who followed up Phil Foden's shot to score his first goal for his new club. Erling Haaland then scored his first goal in four games late in the second half to complete the scoring.
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Although the win was not enough to return City to the top four and still leaves them 14 points behind league leaders Liverpool, Guardiola was a very relaxed personality.
“Today we won, we needed it to clear our minds and souls and see that we are capable of winning matches,” he said, adding: “More than happiness, it is relief.
“I never thought it would be so difficult to win one match. Maybe it's a good thing, you have to win a match to get back to what you're going to do. Maybe it wasn't expected but the most important thing is to rest and hopefully we can go into the matches with a different face.”
Manchester City first wants Forest's Aina
After a difficult first half of the season, Guardiola is said to be looking to strengthen his squad in the new year, and according to The Sun, Nottingham Forest defender Ola Aina is on his wish list.
Aina has impressed with Forest since joining them in 2023 after they were released by Italian team Torino. This season, he has scored two goals in 19 Premier League matches and he has been there He was praised for his dynamic performance Bottom right side.
The Sun claims that Forest, who are near the top of the table, are keen to tie down Aina to a new contract, and that the Nigeria international is not looking to move away from the City Ground any time soon. However, the newspaper also says that Aina will find City's interest “hard to ignore”.
City see the 28-year-old as a potential replacement for Kyle Walker, who has struggled for form this season and will turn 35 in May.
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Earlier this year, Forest Director Nuno Espirito Santo He highlighted the importance of the forest retaining Ainahighlighting his outstanding contributions over the past year and a half.
“Ola Aina has been exceptional since joining us,” he said. “We are keen to secure his future with the club.”
