Manuel Akanji | City close to £15m agreement, 5 year contract

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Boateng didn't do too badly.

I didn’t suggest it was a bad thing. He’s another body and if he helps us win stuff, then bring him in!

 

[p.taker]

Dortmund fans are actually happy that he is off

"I'm a Dortmund fan. He is a very good cb but he is asking for a lot of money to extend his contract so we put him on the market. He was arguably our best cb last season"

"Very quick and reads the game well. Powerful aerial presence. He was hung out to dry last season with the partnerships at CB being extremely one-sided. Most games it was like he was the only one playing defense. As Temple mentioned, don't really want him to go but he wants big money that BVB won't pay."

"Regularly watch bundesliga - he’s actually a very good CB. I believe he was asking for too much on his extension so Dortmund looking to sell but he wasn’t really at fault for Dortmund’s defensive frailties over the last couple seasons."

 

[The slaughtered lamb]

Wonder if Mbete will go out on loan and Ake will be sold?

I was thinking maybe Ake to Chelsea might have been revived but I thought they’d bought Fofana? I thought Mbete had gone out on loan, Huddersfield?

 

[razman]

huh

more bodies and cover- All for it !

 

[Blackley_Blue]

£15 million for an unknown is pretty scary . The £20 million we have paid has to be accounted for . Going out and blowing £30 million on Dortmunds fifth choice centre back is a gamble especially as the £40 million price tag could be used elsewhere .
But, ultimately,if Pep and Txiki think he’s worth £50 million then the £60 million price agreed is a bargain.

Add in the agent fees and wages and he's dearer than Antony FFS

 

[King Jay]

I don’t know about that. Thought they would rather go for a winger or something . Do we really need 5 CB?

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

6 foot 6!!!!

1m 88cm according to wiki and transfermrkt. 6 2 ish.

 

[yeseye]

Where is he

He’s behind you..

 

[MCFCOK2305]

Manuel Akanji, Manuelll Akanjiii

You make me happy, when skies are grey

You are our best Swiss since Mazaralli

So please dont take Akanji awayyy

 

[taconinja]

hes that kind of cb that always has an error on him, and is a bit soft - thats why dortmund brought two new center backs. as a 5th option hes ok i guess

I had been told they bought new CB's because Akanji refused to sign an extension.