Hahaha yes the most rhetorical question of all timeI think we know the answer bud.
He'll be the best centre hakf in world football for years to come, that's why.He is a good and maybe very good. But is he necessary? For me no: City has already top, top CB. Spend 100m if you have already Ake and Akanji is crazy.
So you’re not defending with a back 4? No thanks, we’ll be destroyed down the flanks. Bring Akanji in, have Stones step into midfield and have a back 4 when we don’t have the ball. Kovacic competing to play higher up the pitch if he’s capable of that role. If not, then on the bench.Stones - Dias - Gvardiol
Kovacic - Rodri
Yup that’ll do.