It was not long after his emergence before Nypan was catching the eye of Europe’s big clubs.
Norway’s TV2 reported in August 2023 that scouts from Manchester United had watched Nypan, but Rosenborg boss Alfred Johansson praised the youngster’s attitude, stating: “He focuses on enjoying football and training every day.
“It’s very impressive, and that’s how it should be, but not everyone would have been able to do it. That is strong of Sverre.”
Arsenal were interested in the teenager in January 2025 and again this summer, with Aston Villa another one of the sides heavily linked with him, before Pep Guardiola’s City had a bid accepted.
The transfer window reopens on Monday when the deal could be completed and it would be a record sale for Rosenborg, beating the £8.5m they received when striker John Carew went to Valencia in 2001.
City are in the United States, with matches in the Club World Cup against Moroccan side Wydad AC on 18 June (17:00 BST), Al Ain of United Arab Emirates on 23 June (02:00 BST) and then Italian side Juventus on 26 June (20:00 BST).
If Guardiola’s side make it to the knockout stage, there is a brief window, from 27 June to 3 July, where they can add two players to their squad list for the later stages of the tournament, so Nypan could make his City debut then.
He would become the third Norwegian player at Etihad Stadium, joining up with striker Erling Haaland, 24, and attacking midfielder Oscar Bobb, 21.
Korssund felt it would take Nypan a while to settle in at City, but he predicted he could get to the very top.
“It’s a big step for him to go to the Premier League, so he’ll need time to adjust before becoming a starter,” said Korssund. “But I have no doubt City have secured one of the best upcoming midfielders in the world.
“He’s that kind of player we feel is going places. How people talk about him is similar to how Nusa, Odegaard and Haaland have been spoken about, both in the media and by the fans.”
