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Alex Brotherton

Nathan Ake to Chelsea transfer could put Man City in unchartered territory

Manchester City and Chelsea have agreed a £47.5m deal that will see Raheem Sterling join City's Premier League rivals, and Nathan Ake could soon follow him.

Chelsea are targeting the City centre-back as Thomas Tuchel looks to rebuild his defence after a number of summer departures. Ake is understood to be keen to return to his former club and has even agreed personal terms, but City holding out for an offer they deem to be suitable.

City signed Ake from Bournemouth just two years ago, but in his two seasons at the Etihad the Dutch defender has failed to establish himself as a regular starter with Guardiola preferring to play Ruben Dias, John Stones and Aymeric Laporte. The fact that Ake has another three years left on his current contract means City will be keen to recoup — if not turn a profit on — the £41m they paid for him in 2020.

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