Manchester City defender Nathan Ake fit pack him load comot from the Etihad Stadium this January transfer window, according to new report wey don surface.
Since the Dutch man join City from Bournemouth for August 2020, e don play 153 matches for all competitions, score 10 goals and lift 10 trophies.
Ake play 41 matches during the treble-winning 2022/23 season, but injury wahala don really slow am down lately. Last season, e manage just 20 appearances — only 10 for Premier League — and this season e still dey struggle for consistent starts.
Even when e dey fit, Pep Guardiola no really dey use am as first-choice starter. Out of City’s eight matches this term, Ake don start only four.
For Premier League alone, e don start just two of City’s 11 games so far. Right now, e dey face stiff competition from Josko Gvardiol, Ruben Dias, John Stones and Abdukodir Khusanov for centre-back position. Meanwhile, Gvardiol still dey compete with Nico O’Reilly and Rayan Ait-Nouri for left-back. The battle for minutes don turn hot.
Ake “Vexed” Say E No Dey Get Enough Game Time
Even though Nathan Ake still dey among Netherlands squad this month, e don begin vex say Pep Guardiola no dey give am regular play time. National team coach Ronald Koeman talk am straight: “Nathan himself dey bothered say e no dey play,” Koeman yarn for interview wey De Telegraaf quote.
Koeman still add: “But e still be one of my captains. Plus, e be left-footed defender, and for our team we too get plenty right-footed defenders. Nathan dey very important for me, and any time I need am, e dey deliver. That one mean say e place still sure for now.”
When dem ask Koeman whether Ake fit miss World Cup 2026 squad if e no begin play regularly for City, Koeman just laugh am off: “That one still far. We go cross that bridge when we reach there.”
Man City Go Hear Offer If €35m Drop for Ake
Even though Ake still get contract with Man City till June 2027, transfer journalist Sacha Tavolieri report say the Dutch defender fit still move this January. City dey ready to listen to offers — but only if the price dey around €35m (£30.8m). No loan talk, only straight deal.
Right now, Serie A giants Inter Milan and Juventus don show strong interest in the player. Reports still talk say Crystal Palace don also enter the race sharply, as dem dey find new defender to replace captain Marc Guehi wey him own contract go expire next summer. Palace even get describe before as “genuine contender” to land Ake if City open negotiation table.
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As the January window dey near, more gist go still drop about Nathan Ake future. We go dey update this page back-to-back as things unfold. Na LIVE transfer corner be this — no blink, no miss!
