Man City star is set to a 5-year deal after Guardiola talks amid Forest interest

Rico Lewis is set to sign a new five-year contract with Manchester City, warding off interest from Nottingham Forest.

Forest spent last week attempting to secure ambitious deals for both Lewis and James McAtee, the latter signing for an initial £25million over the weekend.

Lewis shone during City’s opening day victory at Wolves, assisting Erling Haaland’s first goal, and Daily Mail Sport understands negotiations over an extension accelerated quickly early this week.

City had been in talks with the 20-year-old over penning fresh terms this summer but had not come to an agreement.

Lewis had been left out of the FA Cup final squad in May, which raised questions over his future at the Etihad Stadium.

Forest were afforded enough encouragement to bid for the England international but Lewis always wanted to remain at City.

The versatile defender made that clear at Molineux on Saturday, insisting that featuring for City was his 'dream' during media duties following the 4-0 win.

Talks over a fresh five-year deal, which extends the youngster's current contract by two seasons, then gathered pace earlier this week.

Lewis - who held a conversation with Pep Guardiola amid Forest's pursuit - will earn an uplift on his existing terms but City still need to offload players to balance their squad.

Galatasaray want to do a deal for Manuel Akanji as well as goalkeeper Ederson.

Young defender Callum Doyle is completing a switch to Wrexham for £8m, a package thought to start with an initial £5m payment by the Championship newcomers.