{"id":614931,"date":"2022-07-15T12:26:12","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T16:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=614931"},"modified":"2022-07-15T12:26:12","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T16:26:12","slug":"manchester-city-chelsea-nathan-ake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/15\/manchester-city-chelsea-nathan-ake\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester City Defender to Stay at Club Despite Chelsea Interest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/14\/arsenal-target-oleksandr-zinchenko\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester City<\/a> defender Nathan Ake will stay at the club this transfer window, reports The Athletic&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/news\/nathan-ake-transfer-manchester-city-chelsea\/iBOhyyJNlHLN\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Ornstein<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This is despite heavy interest from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/14\/chelsea-closing-in-kalidou-koulibaly\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea<\/a>, who were keen to bring their former player back to Stamford Bridge following his departure in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>City have been selling more players than usual this summer and would have been open to selling Ake too, however the terms of the deal were not right for Pep Guardiola&#8217;s side.<\/p>\n<h2>Nathan Ake to Stay at Manchester City<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 Nathan Ake staying at Manchester City. Chelsea showed a strong interest but <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MCFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MCFC<\/a> would only sell if valuation met. That hasn\u2019t happened &amp; mutual decision taken for 27yo Dutch defender to remain &amp; play key part in Pep Guardiola plans @TheAthleticUK <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ehz9VbBNpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ehz9VbBNpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/David_Ornstein\/status\/1547856627096686594?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 15, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Chelsea&#8217;s Defensive Overhaul<\/h3>\n<p>The signing of Ake for Chelsea would have been another in a big defensive overhaul this summer.<\/p>\n<p>They are reportedly close to the signings of <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/news\/chelsea-presnel-kimpembe-paris-saint-germain-transfer\/0bjrZ29KsCGN\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Presnel Kimpembe<\/a> from Paris Saint-Germain and <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/news\/kalidou-koulibaly-chelsea-napoli-transfer\/Cyf4ZP3vWLD4\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kalidou Koulibaly<\/a> from Napoli.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of outgoings, though, Cesar Azpilicueta is being <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1547613524121161728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1547613524121161728%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Flastwordonsports.com%2Ffootball%2F2022%2F07%2F14%2Fcesar-azpilicueta-joining-barcelona%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">heavily linked<\/a> with a move to Barcelona and could leave for as little as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/sport\/football\/cesar-azpilicueta-chelsea-fc-barcelona-transfer-b1011342.html?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1657456899\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a37 million<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Youngster <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/14\/levi%e2%80%90colwill%e2%80%90looks%e2%80%90set%e2%80%90for%e2%80%90chelsea%e2%80%90exit\/\" target=\"_self\">Levi Colwill<\/a>, who enjoyed an excellent breakout season on loan at Huddersfield Town in 2021\/22, was also being <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1547280695239786501\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">linked with a move<\/a> due to the incoming signings.<\/p>\n<p>However, due to Ake staying put, he could now get a chance to come into the side and impress &#8211; just as Trevoh Chalobah did last season.<\/p>\n<h3>Ake Won&#8217;t Make Same Move as Sterling<\/h3>\n<p>Chelsea have already completed the signing of one Manchester City player this summer, having <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chelseafc.com\/en\/news\/article\/sterling-signs-for-chelsea\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">confirmed<\/a> the long-awaited arrival of Raheem Sterling.<\/p>\n<p>He won&#8217;t be joined by his former teammate though, with City happy to keep Ake at the Etihad.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Manchester City internal decision: Oleksandr Zinchenko can leave the club, Arsenal are prepared to submit an official proposal. \ud83d\udea8\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nathan Ak\u00e9 stays at the club after talk with Guardiola despite personal terms agreed with Chelsea. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MCFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MCFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea, still working on Kimpemb\u00e9. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hk6nGOyyAF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Hk6nGOyyAF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1547885602212720640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 15, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Since his arrival from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/24\/joe-rothwell-bournemouth-switch\/\" target=\"_self\">Bournemouth<\/a> in 2020, Ake has been a squad player, making only 24 appearances across two seasons in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>The potential for more regular minutes at Chelsea would likely have intrigued the Dutchman, but with City steadfast in their aim to win the Champions League and seemingly having the Premier League title nailed down every year currently, if Ake wants to add trophies to his collection then he&#8217;s in the right place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester City defender Nathan Ake will stay at the club this transfer window, reports The Athletic&#8217;s David Ornstein. This is despite heavy interest from Chelsea, who were keen to bring their former player back to Stamford Bridge following his departure in 2017. City have been selling more players than usual this summer and would have [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1144,"featured_media":614932,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,11,17,7188],"tags":[1407,6610,1226],"class_list":["post-614931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league","category-chelsea","category-manchester-city","category-rumours","tag-chelsea-transfers","tag-manchester-city-transfers","tag-nathan-ake"],"modified_by":"Nat Goodlad, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/614931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1144"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=614931"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/614931\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/614932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=614931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=614931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=614931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}