Manchester City have overpaid to sign Nathan Ake from Bournemouth.City are closing in on a £40million deal to sign the defender following Bournemouth's relegation from the Premier League.
Pep Guardiola is keen to improve his defence and the former Chelsea star is viewed as the ideal recruit.United fans believed Ake could have been a target for their club after cameras caught Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in conversation with the defender following United's win against the Cherries at Old Trafford.Solskjaer laughed off the suggestions when the exchange was brought up during a press conference. "I've got seven centre-backs," he said. "I don't know where that's come from.
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