Nathan Ake to Chelsea is a transfer that could yet get over the line but it may not be as imminent as some think. It was reported late on Wednesday night that an agreement of around £34m could be reached for the Dutch defender, who would be following Romelu Lukaku's path in trying to make a Stamford Bridge homecoming work.
Although that plan backfired for the Belgian, who has now returned to Inter Milan on loan, Chelsea supporters are understandably a little dubious as to why they would go back in for a defender who couldn't make the cut before he was sold to Bournemouth and eventually, Pep Guardiola's side.
"That’s a strange one. Listen, Chelsea didn’t get rid of Ake in the first place because they thought he was going to be a great centre-back," ESPN pundit Steve Nicol said on this specific transfer. "City, he doesn’t play regularly because he’s a great centre-back. When played at Bournemouth, they had one of the worst defensive records in the Premier League - maybe if my memory serves me, the worst.
