according to information from 'the athletic', the 27-year-old central defender Manuel Akanji could now be drawn to the premier league. the defensive specialist from switzerland, who has not yet played a single minute this season, is expected to strengthen manchester city. according to the report, the english champions are ready to pay up to €17.5 million transfer fee. MA contract at borussia dortmund expires in 2023.
That transfer would definitely make sense for everyone involved in my opinion. To be honest i am quite surprised that Akanji did not play at all so far in this season given the fact that he was in the starting eleven almost every game in the last season and he also played pretty well back then if you ask me. Seems like the new coach of Dortmund just prefers to play with Hummels and Süle or Schlotterbeck as his central defenders. That makes sense though as Dortmund really wanted to sign those two new defenders.I still think that Akanji is at least as good as those two and even if he will also not play regularly at ManCity then at least his new club is definitely better than his old one.
Everything regarding this deal for Manuel Akanji is within a few steps of being finalized. There was an offer of €17 million made by Manchester City for this player. I believe that this 27 years old player is going to be a great asset for Manchester City in the future. The defensive lineup of Manchester City will be a lot more complete as a result of Manuel Akanji being a part of the squad.
There is no doubt that playing for Manchester City in the English Premier League is a lot better than playing for Dortmund and losing every single season against Bayern Munich if you were to play for Dortmund
. In other words, if the deal is finally finalized, he is going to have a better performance overall for Manchester City.