Man City close to agreeing a deal to sign Nathan Ake from Bournemouth

As Premier League edges closer to an end, several top clubs have become active in transfer market. Premier League giants Manchester City are exception. Man City transfer news from this week suggests club are close to agreeing a deal with Bournemouth to sign Dutch centre-back Nathan Ake in upcoming transfer window. 

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Man City transfer news: Guardiola eyeing Bournemouth's Nathan Ake 

According to recent Man City transfer news, manr Pep Guardiola is working on process of targeting new players for next season. Catalan is looking to rebuild Man City defence after his side failed to defend Premier League title this season. Several reports in British media suggest that Bournemouth's Nathan Ake will play an important role if he arrives at Etih next season. 

Reports suggest that Man City are willing to pay a fee in range of £35 million to sign Nathan Ake, who predominantly plays as a left-sided centre-back but could also be deployed in defensive midfield. Besides Man City rumours, Ake is also linked with likes of Man United and his former club Chelsea. Ake h joined Bournemouth for a reported fee of £20 million in 2017 from Chelsea after a handful of first-team appearances. 

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Nathan Ake's contract runs until 2022

Despite Bournemouth's recent struggles in Premier League, Nathan Ake's reputation remains high in England. 25-year-old Nerlands international is bound by a contract that ties him down to Vitality Stium at least until 2022. However, it is widely reported that club might negotiate with any club that wishes to sign defender this summer. Ake has mand 29 appearances in Premier League this season totalling up to 2,505 minutes. He has also bagged two goals along with an equal number of assists this season in league. 

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Some Man City defenders to depart with Nathan Ake's arrival 

However, arrival of Nathan Ake at Etih might also le to departure of some ors. future of John Stones under Pep Guardiola might be in question. However, arrival of Nathan Ake might pave way for Arsenal manr Mikel Arteta to sign Stones. Arteta shares a cordial relationship with Guardiola, but relationship between two clubs is less than cordial with Man City rumoured to be unhappy with way Arsenal courted Arteta away from Etih. 

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