Ait-Nouri has been linked to Liverpool, however, that’s not why the Reds have been backed to have a say in the Algerian’s summer plans.

Vitor Pereira doesn’t want a mass exodus at Wolves, which is what fans have grown accustomed to seeing at Molineux in previous transfer windows.

It’s understood that Wolves are working to offer Ait-Nouri a new contract in a bid to keep the left-back in the West Midlands, but it might not be that simple.

Ait-Nouri has generated transfer interest among top-six clubs, who are charmed by the 23-year-old’s 2024/25 campaign.

With 11 goal contributions in this season’s Premier League, it’s unsurprising that clubs are alerted to the level that the defender has been hitting.

To add to transfer speculation, Ait-Nouri changed his agents, leaving behind Jorge Mendes, a long-term servant in Wolves’ transfer sphere.

Though clubs such as Manchester City and Manchester United have been linked to the Algeria international, it’s thought to be Liverpool who will have a say over his future, and here’s why.

Speaking exclusively to Molineux News, transfer expert Graeme Bailey of TBR believes that Liverpool will set the tone for defensive sales and purchases in the summer.