Nathan Ake

Kounde would be the perfect move IMO as he has the recovery pace our other defenders (bar Walker) lack, and can also play as a right back.

Would free up Cancelo to play further up the pitch, which I imagine we'll do at times if we don't replace Sterling.
 
Hopefully we tie up the Cucurella deal quickly, we are almost at the beginning of the pre season and we have 4-5 new players coming in who are replacing our tried and tested well oiled machine. Replacing Ake will be very important can't go into a season where their is World Cup in the middle of the season with 3 senior CBs.
 
DMA's said:
Losing ake further weakens our already awful depth at lb. Losing ake is not the end of the world but we must sign a lb at the very least. Think we could cope with 3 cbs next season at a push with cover from Walker, rodri, Phillips etc but cucurella is a must imo
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I dont disagree about the need for a left back. We have been understrength in this position for years and I hope that if Ake does go we use those funds to fix the issue.

i think we need 4 centre backs but there is no reason why those players can’t play in two positions, eg Ruben and Stones at right back and Laporte at left back. If they want playing time they may just have to adapt a bit.
 
Silvatoure21 said:
I really like Ake but the guy couldn’t stay healthy here. When he played I was impressed, especially towards the last half of last season, but when we needed him most at the end of the season, he wasn’t fit and we struggled with Fernandinho.
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It’s obviously more difficult to be or become a “first choice” CB if injuries are prevalent.
 
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