Manchester City put forward second bid for Nunes after rejecting £47m offer

Mateus Nunez signed for Wolverhampton Wanderers from Sporting Lisbon for £42m last summer

Manchester City are set to make a second Wolverhampton midfielder Mateus Nunez's bid for Wolves has been rejected after an introductory bid of around £47m was turned down.

Pep Guardiola has targeted the Portugal international for a late move before next week's deadline , but the first offer of the treble holders for a total of 55 million euros was rejected. Wolverhampton immediately rejected the offer.

It's clear that City are set to come back with another offer, but the first bid, submitted on Wednesday night, falls far short of Wolverhampton's assessment.

Signed last summer from Sporting for £42m, Nunez considered a key player in the Wolverhampton hierarchy for this season.

Wolverhampton have raised more than £90m in player sales this summer amid fears of violating future profit and sustainability rules, but Nunes' departure is not on the club's agenda.

The application deadline is just over less than a week before the Friday 11pm deadline is also a huge disappointment for Wolves, who have already dumped key players including Ruben Neves, Raul Jimenez, Nathan Collins and Conor Coady.

24 Nunes described Guardiola as «one of the best players in the world» after the Champions League clash between City and Sporting CP in 2021/22, and the Catalan manager remained interested.

City switched to Nunes as powerhouse Kevin De Bruyne is expected to miss the next four months due to hamstring surgery. injury.

Liverpool are also Nunes' avid fans, with Telegraph Sport reporting last season that Wolverhampton Wolves had removed a clause allowing the Merseyside club to buy him this January.

Nunes was sent . out following a home loss to Brighton on Saturday and suspended for the game against Everton this weekend.