TA: AC Milan may need to sell people before buying Akanji, Manchester City tends to sell him permanently

August 29 The Athletic reported that AC Milan is exploring the possibility of introducing Akanji, and Manchester City tends to sell him directly.

AC Milan previously sold Jaf to Newcastle and then quickly introduced Derwent from Genoa as a replacement. They planned to further strengthen the defense before the transfer window was closed, and Akanji became one of the potential signing targets.

However, Manchester City prefers to sell Akanji in a permanent transfer, which means that if AC Milan wants to advance this signing, they may need to sell some of the players in the team first to make room. At present, AC Milan is negotiating with Bournemouth for full-back Jimenez. The transaction method is a loan with a forced buyout clause, but the two parties still have differences on the amount of the transfer fee and the conditions for triggering the forced buyout.

30-year-old Akanji also attracted the attention of Galatasaray this summer, and the Turkish club also expressed interest in Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson and midfielder Gundogan.

Akanji was on the roster and did not make it in the first round of Manchester City's Premier League victory over Wolves this season, and he did not even make it into the roster in the second round of losing to Tottenham.

Manchester City captain Ruben Dias (who has renewed a new contract expired in 2029) and Stones served as Manchester City's starting center back in the first two rounds of the Premier League, and Guardiola also has Husanov and Ak as competent central defenders. The Manchester City coach also said this month that the current team's lineup size is not reasonable.

Akanji joined Manchester City from Dortmund in 2022. So far, he has made 136 appearances in various competitions for Manchester City, winning two Premier League titles with the team, and won the UEFA Champions League championship in 2022. His contract with Manchester City expires until it expires in 2027.

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