experienced a slightly chaotic season, Chelsea , which changed its new boss, started a new journey by sending away Lukaku. Before the start of the new season, Tuchel 's team needs to add personnel at multiple positions such as forwards and defenders. Sterling , Dembele , Rafinha, Derichtton and other stars are on the Blues' signing list. The former Chelsea veteran and the Dutch international center back Acker who currently plays for Manchester City is also included in this list. But signing the old player is not easy.
According to the London Football Network, Manchester City has offered a high price of 50 million pounds for the team's substitute central defender. If the Blues cannot pay this price, they will not let him go. Prior to this, it was reported that Chelsea submitted an offer of 40 million euros, but it was rejected by Manchester City.
The 27-year-old Ake joined Manchester City from Bournemouth in the summer of 2020. At that time, he cost Manchester City 41 million pounds. After a 2-5 home defeat to Leicester City that season, Manchester City spent 68 million euros to sign Portuguese central defender Ruben Dias, who formed a new team with Stones. The team's main center back partner, while Ake can only play for Manchester City as a substitute. Spending 41 million pounds to buy a backup central defender, Manchester City's move also made Liverpool, which lost Van Dijk that season, quite envious.
Last season, Ake played 27 games for Manchester City and scored 3 goals, including 2 goals in 14 Premier League games. Of course, his limited appearances were directly related to injuries. In fact, in the limited playing time, Ake's performance was remarkable. Whether he was a central defender or a guest left back, he played conscientiously. As a substitute, he still handed in a qualified answer sheet, and this It is also the most important reason why Chelsea can take a fancy to him.
In the summer of 2011, Ake, who was only 16 years old at the time, switched from Feyenoord U17 to Chelsea U18. Since then, he has been loaned to local English teams such as Reading, Watford and Bournemouth, and in 2017 In July of that year, he moved to Bournemouth permanently for 22.8 million euros. He played 109 games in 3 seasons and scored 8 goals and 6 assists. His outstanding performance also impressed Manchester City and recruited him. Of course, before Manchester City signed him, Chelsea also had the idea of bringing him back to Stamford Bridge, but ultimately failed to take action.
With Ake's strength, he can only be considered as the main player in Chelsea, but with the two central defenders Christensen and Rudiger leaving, and captain Azpilicueta also intends to leave the team to join Barcelona , the only players in Tuchel's hands who can play as central defenders are the 37-year-old veteran Thiago Silva and the young Chalobah. To put it bluntly, the Blues are even more eager to recruit at the center back position than at the forward position. In this case, signing Ake is already a good choice. At the same priority level as Ake is another Dutch international central defender De Ligt, but Juventus' offer for him exceeds 100 million euros.
Ake's contract with Manchester City will not expire until the summer of 2025. This is why Manchester City can offer him a higher price than Sterling and Jesus. In addition, Manchester City is not rich in manpower at the central defender position. If Ake leaves the team, Guardiola will only have 23 central defenders in Ruben Dias, Stones and Laporte. The four-line operation is obviously not enough. . Therefore, the asking price of 50 million pounds has two purposes. One is to make Chelsea retreat in spite of difficulties. Second, if Chelsea is really willing to pay this price, then 50 million pounds is enough for Manchester City to find a suitable replacement in the transfer market.
However, for Chelsea, spending 50 million pounds to turn back is also facing a lot of risks. After all, they had just suffered a big loss with Romelu Lukaku returning to Stamford Bridge. If Ake is still acclimated after his return, Chelsea will really be in tears.
