Talks are reportedly at a sophisticated stage for Manchester Metropolis defender Nathan Ake to seal a return to his former membership Chelsea.
The 27-year-old had a spell at Chelsea as a teen, however by no means acquired a lot taking part in time earlier than ultimately shifting on in a bid to additional his profession.
Ake wound up at Bournemouth and was spectacular sufficient there to earn a transfer to Man Metropolis in the summertime of 2020, although he hasn’t fairly nailed down a beginning place on the Etihad Stadium.
In response to the Evening Standard, it appears Chelsea at the moment are in superior negotiations over bringing Ake again to Stamford Bridge, with that deal trying extra seemingly than one for Juventus centre-back Matthijs de Ligt.
The report states that Bayern Munich are additionally engaged on signing De Ligt from Juve, so it might be that bringing in Ake is extra reasonable for Thomas Tuchel and co.
The Netherlands worldwide won’t have lived as much as expectations at Metropolis, however he might absolutely do a job for Chelsea, who urgently want new signings on the again this summer season after Antonio Rudiger’s transfer to Real Madrid and Andreas Christensen’s swap to Barcelona.
