Manchester City ‘will demand £50m from Newcastle for centre back Nathan Ake’ as Eddie Howe eyes a reunion with the former Bournemouth defender – with his ‘£80,000-a-week wages not an issue for the Magpies’
Manchester City have set their price for out-of-favour defender Nathan Ake Eddie Howe looks to link up with defender after spell together at BournemouthPrice unlikely to deter the Magpies who are looking to add another defenderNewcastle are close to a deal for Hugo Ekitike whilst monitoring Lucas Paqueta
Newcastle have been set a price of £50 million if they want to land defender Nathan Ake from Premier League champions Manchester City.
Magpies boss Eddie Howe is keen to link up with the Dutchman after their time together at Bournemouth as he looks to bolster his defensive options ahead of next season, with the player’s £80,000-a-week wages unlikely to hinder a deal.
Howe initially enquired about Ake in January and according to The Sun, the Newcastle manager has pinpointed him as a top target this summer.
Newcastle have been set a price of £50 million if they want to land defender Nathan Ake
Nathan Ake spent four years together with Howe at Bournemouth between 2016 and 2020
Ake spent four years under the guidance of Howe at the Vitality Stadium between 2016 and 2020 before Ake sealed a £40m move to City in 2020.
But the 27-year-old has played a bit-part role under Pep Guardiola, playing second fiddle to Ruben Dias, Aymeric Laporte and John Stones.
Ake has still won two Premier League titles and a League Cup at the Etihad but it is thought that Guardiola will not stand in the way of a departure, should the club’s valuation of the player be met.
A move to a rejuvenated Newcastle could offer Ake a chance to boost his chances of making the Netherlands squad ahead…