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Nathan Ake outlines ambition to become Man City's first choice centre-back
straight to your inboxNathan Ake says the competition for places at Manchester City will spur him on after making the step up from relegated Bournemouth.Ake joined City at the start of the transfer window for £40m as a much-needed addition in central defence. He joins Aymeric Laporte, Eric Garcia, John Stones, Nicolas Otamendi and Fernandinho as City's centre-back options, with the club hoping to add another player in the position before the window closes.But for Ake, the competition is a good thing, comparing the fight he has to start at international level to the situation he finds himself at his new club.For the Netherlands, Ake has to compete with Virgil van Dijk and Matthijs de LIgt, as well as Daley Blind.
