Nathan Ake completes Fenerbahce move after six-year Manchester City spell

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/fenerbahce/MsbmracL/"]Fenerbahce[/a] announced the signing on Friday, but kept the contract length and transfer fee undisclosed.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ake-nathan/6LBvaQoh/"]Ake[/a], 31, joined [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]Manchester City[/a] from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bournemouth/OtpNdwrc/"]Bournemouth[/a] in 2020 for a reported fee of €45 million. The The Hague-born defender made 177 appearances for Manchester City across all competitions, winning 12 trophies along the way.[/p][embed guid="c7f173b3-9cfd-4724-b45c-29d8fdfaa58e" url="https://x.com/Fenerbahce_EN/status/2073054787378073814?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The multifunctional defender was active at the 2026 FIFA World Cup with the Netherlands, playing in three of Oranje's four World Cup games and starting against Morocco in the fateful round-of-32 matchup.[/p][p]Ake joins Fenerbahce after the Istanbul giants failed to win the Turkish league for the twelfth consecutive season, this time finishing one point behind champions [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/galatasaray/riaqqurF/"]Galatasaray[/a].[/p][p]Fenerbahce fired manager Domenico Tedesco after one season and welcomed back Ismail Kartal for a fourth spell as manager.[/p][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/transfer-news-live-tracker-updates/8QqUWm3n/"]Follow the latest transfer news LIVE on Flashscore[/a][/h2]