Manchester City close to handing Matheus Nunes three-year deal worth £150k a week

Manchester City are on the verge of securing Matheus Nunes on a new three-year contract, with the 28-year-old set to earn at least £150,000 a week in basic wages — a rise of at least £20,000 on his current deal. The agreement would replace his existing contract, which has only one year remaining after this season, and add a further 12-month extension on top.

The Portugal international has attracted interest from Real Madrid, managed by José Mourinho, making City’s desire to tie him down all the more pressing. Club insiders are pointing to Nunes’s willingness to commit as a sign that the dressing room remains united behind the club despite the ongoing uncertainty surrounding City’s Premier League financial rules case.

City were found guilty of breaching Premier League financial regulations — a verdict the club strongly contests — and are awaiting the outcome of their appeal. A significant points deduction remains a possibility if that appeal fails, with relegation a theoretical consequence, yet Nunes’s eagerness to stay is being read internally as a vote of confidence in the club’s direction.

Nunes arrived from Wolverhampton Wanderers for £53 million in 2023 and initially struggled to impose himself in his natural midfield role. He has since been reinvented as a right-back, a position in which he has become City’s first choice. In total, the versatile Portuguese has made more than 100 appearances for the club.

His early-season progress has been disrupted by injury, but City clearly regard him as a key part of their plans going forward. Securing him on improved terms would remove the risk of losing him on a free transfer — or at a discount — in the summer of 2026.