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Nathan Ake reportedly set to leave Manchester City, 'eyes' Serie A move

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Paul Winters

Published 1 month ago

Manchester City defender Nathan Aké is reportedly set to leave the club after a six-year spell with the former Premier League champions.

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ake-nathan/6LBvaQoh/"]Aké[/a], 31, joined [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]Manchester City[/a] in 2020 for a reported €45 million from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bournemouth/OtpNdwrc/"]Bournemouth[/a] and has made a total of 174 appearances for the Cityzens, but has seen his minutes dwindle this season - Aké started just five games in the Premier League and has played 489 minutes in 15 total appearances.[/p][p]The lack of playing time is prompting Aké to likely leave the club, according to Dutch outlet Voetbal International. The 55-time Dutch international has set his sights on a move to the Italian Serie A, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter/Iw7eKK25/"]Milan[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/juventus/C06aJvIB/"]Juventus[/a], and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/as-roma/zVqqL0ma/"]Roma[/a] all reportedly interested in the defender.[/p][p]Dutch champions [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psv/M9UEHJWi/"]PSV[/a] looked eager to take in Nathan Aké, but a move to the Eredivisie is looking highly unlikely.[/p][p]During his six years with Manchester City, Aké won 11 trophies, including the Premier League four times and the UEFA Champions League once.[/p][embed guid="53cd4b9f-fed5-4fc2-8b91-7dce3022d4e0" url="https://x.com/joost_blaauwhof/status/2051335535168303411?s=20" social-type="twitter" /]

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