At the age of only 18 -Sverre Nypan apparently fans of Manchester City has all enthusiastic about what the future can entail.
Pep Guardiola has clearly seen something that he likes in a player who is compared to Martin Odegaard from Arsenal, and as such, City has agreed a fee of £ 12.5 million with the current employers of NYPAN, Rosenborg, although they will subsequently send the player on loan for the 2025/26 campaign.
Talented teenager compared to Odegaard van Arsenal
Just like the Captain Van Gunners, Nypan made his Norwegian TopFlight debut at the age of 15, and the talented teenager has already collected an amazing 70 first team performances in which he scored 14 goals and gave 11 assists.
With Guardiola's vision on one day with 11 midfielders in mind, the versatility of the young person will be exactly what the Catalan is looking for.
Apparently a central midfielder, NYPAN can perform well in a variety of attacking roles and, although a Premier League debut may be a season or so, the Norwegian media believe that it will not take long before he has an impact.
Sverre Nypan's Statsflash score
“Sverre Nypan is considered one of the best talents in Norway and plays at a very high level despite being so young,” noted Andreas Korssund.
“He is seen as the next big thing from the Norwegian league, so it is no surprise that he secures such a big move. The surprise is perhaps that he comes to the city at such a young age.
“Odegaard is perhaps more of a dribbler, while Nypan is more someone who controls midfield. He is a bit more box-to-box than Odegaard. In my opinion, he definitely becomes one of Europe's absolutely best midfielders.
“How people talk about him is similar to how (Antonio) Nusa, Odegaard and (Erling) Haaland are spoken, both in the media and by the fans.”
Man City has defeated a large number of clubs for the signature of NYPAN
High praise indeed, and a sign of the type of pressure that will be on the player's shoulders from the start.
In the Premier League there is of course no hiding place and reported interest from Arsenal, Manchester United and Aston Villa suggest that the scouts cannot all be wrong.
A four -way fight for a player who will only be the end of 2026 from his teenage years is a huge voice of confidence in his capacities.
Those who have seen him up close have no doubt.
“We knew he was a special player and he showed that,” said Hearts-head coach Frankie Mcavoy when a then 16-year-old NYPAN delivered a stunning achievement in the qualification of the UEFA Conference League.
“He has a huge future for him.”
Statistics point to a bright future
An approvality of 80% and 0.7 important passes per game in the current campaign will certainly have to be improved when he crosses the white line in the Etihad Stadium, although it can be assumed that playing in addition to those exponents of the highest quality, the young person will make a better player.
It is also worth mentioning that even at such an early stage of his career this season he has not made any mistake that led to a goal or even a shot on the goal of the opposition.
Sverre Nypan van Rosenborg during the Eliteserien match against Brann on 11 May 2025marius Simpensen / Bildbyran Photo Agency / Profimedia
1.2 Tackles won per game, 53% of the duels won and 3.6 balls that are restored per game are other statistics that only improve the story around a player who really seems intended for greatness.
A question that could still be asked is what Nypan could possibly bring to City that would supplement Rayan Ait-Nouri, Rayan Cherki and Tijjani Reijnders, all of whom are signed in the current transfer market?
Guardiolas tactics to drip
In view of his relative inexperience on the elite level of the game, it can be assumed that the focus would actually be on integrating the Norwegian first, and then dripping him for Guardiolas tactical insight. Only when the player fully understands the assignment and the size of his role is that he will probably be released.
After what a bad season was according to their own standards, it was perhaps inevitable that the city hierarchy would enter the transfer market in a large way, both for an immediate response and for growth in the longer term.
Now that Liverpool walked away with the Premier League title last season, City had a different option than to spend what was there and needs to give them genuine hope that they could struggle the English title of top flight that they could lose to the Reds in 2024/25.
It is perhaps a few seasons until we regularly see Nypan dictating in the midfield of the city, but there is every chance that if he can meet his clear promise, he will be a support pillar in the first team for many years.