Manchester City has signed Bournemouth centre-back Nathan Ake for £40m.
Netherlands and Bournemouth defender Nathan Ake has completed his move to Manchester City, the player is the second player to sign for Manchester City after the signing of Ferran Torres from Valencia. Nathan Ake agreed on a five-year contract at Etihad Stadium, and he described joining Pep Guardiola’s side as a “dream”.
According to the 25-year-old defender he said: “Pep is a manager admired across the world. What he’s done in the game speaks for itself.” “The success he’s had is unbelievable and the style of football he plays really appeals to me.” It is understood there is an additional £1m in add-ons as part of the deal.
Nathan Ake becomes City’s second summer signing following the arival of Ferran Torres from Valencia on Tuesday, Ake joined Bournemouth in 2017 for a club record fee and made 121 appearances. The introduction of Ake to the City’s defence will help the team very well as one of the obvious reasons why City lost the Premier League title to Liverpool was their failure to sign a replacement for Vincent Kompany.
It is significant that after the 3-2 defeat by Norwich on 14 September, Guardiola’s two most experienced central defenders, Nicolas Otamendi and John Stones, did not start another Premier League game together until July. Both stayed on the bench throughout the rematch with Norwich, when 19-year-old Eric Garcia started, before being replaced by Fernandinho at half-time. The player will replace Kompany and with City still looking to sign Koulibaly if that is done their defence problem will surely settled.