Real Madrid offered chance to sign Man City defender
- Real Madrid keen to bolster in defence this summer
- Report reveals chance to sign Man City’s Manuel Akanji
- Swiss defender among several stars likely to leave Etihad
Manchester City centre-back Manuel Akanji has been offered to Real Madrid. As part of the Premier League side’s plans to rebuild the squad this summer, a report has revealed.
City have fallen well short of expectations this season. Sitting fifth in the Premier League standings and a whopping 22 points behind leaders Liverpool.
Manager Pep Guardiola has publicly warned a number of his ageing players. Which has already begun. The January transfer window saw centre-backs Abdukodir Khusanov and Vitor Reis join for a combined £63m. While midfielder Nico Gonzalez and forward Omar Marmoush also arrived for £50m and £59m respectively.
With Akanji entering the final two years of his contract. He is likely to be among those available for sale and MARCA state.
Intermediaries working on behalf of City are working hard to try and find new homes for a whole host of players. Kevin De Bruyne, Ederson, Jack Grealish, Mateo Kovacic and Nathan Ake are all named as potential casualties alongside Akanji. As he approaches his 30th birthday.
Madrid want younger players who can play integral roles in the squad for the next เล่น UFABET ผ่านมือถือ สะดวกทุกที่ ทุกเวลา decade and are not interested in older players like Akanji. Whose fitness history only adds to the concerns about his signing.
Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold is among Madrid’s key summer targets. There is confidence at the Santiago Bernabeu that a deal for the Englishman is all but wrapped up.