Manchester City want to sign centre-back from Premier League rivals
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Bournemouth defender Nathan Ake is likely to join Manchester City this summer, write L'Equipe.
With Vincent Kompany having joined Anderlecht and Nicolas Otamendi also linked with a move away, Pep Guardiola is keen to acquire at least one centre-back ahead of next season.
The Premier League champions have been tracking Harry Maguire but have been put off by Leicester's £90m asking price.
And City have now turned their attention towards Ake, who joined Bournemouth from Chelsea for £20m in 2017.
The Cherries value the Dutchman at around double that amount.
And with Ake keen to move to the Eithad Stadium, this is a deal which looks set to go through in the coming weeks.
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