Sverre Nypan, the 19-year-old Norwegian midfielder Manchester City signed for £12.5 million last summer, is heading to Lommel SK on a season-long loan. The move slots him into the City Football Group’s development network, which includes clubs in the US, Australia, India, Japan, France, and several other countries.
The deal and the player
Nypan joined Manchester City from Rosenborg BK in July 2025, signing a five-year contract that keeps him tied to the club through the summer of 2030. The transfer fee came in at £12.5 million, roughly €14.6 million, with no sell-on clauses attached.
He debuted for Rosenborg’s senior team at just 15 years and 322 days old. He became the youngest goalscorer in the history of Norway’s Eliteserien at 16 years and 145 days. Multiple Premier League clubs, Arsenal among them, came knocking before City won the race.
Nypan was sent to Middlesbrough in the EFL Championship for the 2025/26 season, a deal confirmed in August 2025. That arrangement was mutually terminated in February 2026. Now he’s off to Lommel SK in Belgium, a club owned by City Football Group.
