The England international underlined his importance to Nuno Espirito Santo's side last weekend with a standout performance in their 3-1 home victory over Brentford. He registered his 27th Premier League assist for Forest, equalling the club record set by Ian Woan in the 1990s.

Lewis’s current contract, signed off the back of his breakthrough season two summers ago, still has another three years left to run. But the new deal will extend things to 2030. Rico Lewis is set to commit his future to Manchester City after being chased by Nottingham Forest during this summer’s transfer window.

Manchester City eventually sold the right-back to Sporting CP in June 2022 for a loss at £7m, without ever handing the defender an appearance. As Pep Guardiola now finds himself on the hunt for a new right-back following the decline of Kyle Walker, Porro showed he is exactly what Manchester City need.

In this instance, The Athletic reports that Man City have moved fast to try to extend the contract of Lewis. Although he already has terms in place until 2028, it is alleged that City are pushing to hand Lewis a deal until the end of 2029-30 with a pay-rise.

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James McAtee has completed a £30million move from Manchester City to Nottingham Forest. The 22-year-old will leave the Blues after coming through the academy but is staying in the Premier League with Forest. And McAtee said he is ready for a fresh start after ending his long association with City.

Nottingham Forest have failed with a move to sign Manchester City defender Rico Lewis, who is set to sign a new five-year deal.

While he enjoyed a debut goal, perhaps the club's best bit of summer business was tying Morgan Gibbs-White down to a new three-year contract after interest from Tottenham and Manchester City. He captained Forest on Sunday and showed why the club were so keen to keep him as the England midfielder ran the show.