Manchester City hold talks with Bournemouth over a deal for Nathan Ake

Manchester City hold talks with Bournemouth over a deal for Nathan Ake as Pep Guardiola looks to add £40million man in defensive rebuild

  • Manchester City have held talks with Bournemouth over defender Nathan Ake 
  • Pep Guardiola has prioritised the defence as an area of improvement  
  • No bid has yet been received but Bournemouth value their star at £40million
  • The 25-year-old can cover at left back and is counts as a homegrown player 

Manchester City have held talks with Bournemouth over a deal for defender Nathan Ake.

Discussions are at an early stage with City assessing their options as they look to add four new players this summer with defence a priority.

No bid has yet been received by Bournemouth.

Manchester City have held talks with Bournemouth over defender Nathan Ake (right)

Manchester City have held talks with Bournemouth over defender Nathan Ake (right)

Pep Guardiola is a keen admirer of the defender and is looking to revamp his back four

Pep Guardiola is a keen admirer of the defender and is looking to revamp his back four

Ake, who is valued around £40million, also has interest from former club Chelsea and is among the centre backs being considered by Manchester United.

The 25-year old has long been considered by City as he can cover at left back and counts as a homegrown player.

They have also discussed Kalidou Koulibaly of Napoli, Diego Carlos of Sevilla and Leicester City left back Ben Chilwell.

No bid has been placed but Bournemouth are believed to value their player at £40million

No bid has been placed but Bournemouth are believed to value their player at £40million

Talks are also ongoing with Valencia over a deal for £40m-rated Spain winger Ferran Torres, 20.

City are also continuing to invest in youth with Gremio’s highly rated 17-year old midfielder Diego Rosa a target. The Brazil youth international could arrive for around £4.5m but would not be registered until January owing to his age.

source: dailymail.co.uk