Arsenal and Manchester City are reportedly interested MEMORANDUM Rosenborg teenager Sverre Nypan.
The Norwegian prodigy is tipped to draw comparisons with fellow countryman Martin Odegaard, who also caught the eye in his nation's top flight while still a teenager before moving to Real Madrid and later. Arsenal. Nypan is yet to captain the Gunners for Norway's senior side, but has played at Under-21 level despite only turning 18 in December.
Nypan was an undisputed regular in Rosenborg's midfield throughout the 2024 season, scoring an impressive eight goals – a tally that only one of his team-mates could better all season – along with seven assists as was crowned the best young player in Norway's top league.
Telegraph report that Arsenal are interested in the teenager buckineer, while Norwegian TV2 claim Manchester City are sniffing around the midfielder, who is thought to be valued in the region of £10-11m.
Nypan has attracted interest from Europe's elite since making his top league debut for Rosenborg in November 2022 as a 15-year-old. Unlike Odegaard, who was also mixing it up in the Eliteserie before his 16th birthday, Nypan rejected advances from a host of continental giants, with Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain all thought to be interested. interested.
As Rosenborg's director of football Mikael Dorsin reluctantly admitted, it looks like Nypan may finally move on this month. “We have Sverren here as long as he is here, and then we will see what happens,” said the former Sweden international. TV2 this month. “We are happy for the time we have here and we understand that there is a lot of interest around him.”
Arsenal have they are said to have lined up a £51m move for Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi in the summer, while Manchester City are considering an offer for their former player Douglas Luiz in search of central reinforcements. Both of these options have a lot more experience and are naturally more defensive minded than Nypan.