Man City closing in on Nathan Ake transfer for £40million

straight to your inboxManchester City's first two signings of the summer will both sit next to members of the team's leadership group in the home dressing room at the Etihad.City have moved early to secure Ferran Torres from Valencia and Nathan Ake from Bournemouth and the pair will take their place for games in the Blues' state-of-the-art facility at the stadium that was redeveloped in 2017.

straight to your inboxFerran Torres has come to Manchester City to work with the manager he believes is the best in the world.Torres, 20, is the first major signing of the summer with the Blues agreeing an initial fee of £21m with Valencia in a financial package that could go up to £31m.

straight to your inboxManchester City are already making statements in the transfer market ahead of next season, having officially signed Ferran Torres and Nathan Ake for a combined total of around £61m.Pep Guardiola appear intent on improving next year in order to regain their Premier League crown, with the sizeable investment in the latter being particularly notable.Ake cost £41m despite his club suffering relegation, but City have supposedly chased his signature for quite some time.

straight to your inboxManchester City could reignite their interest in Lyon midfielder Houssem Aouar this summer, according to reports.City are looking to improve their squad in the transfer market after a disappointing domestic campaign and have already made a strong start with the signings of Ferran Torres and Nathan Ake.Though M.E.N.

straight to your inbox Ferran Torres, Nathan Ake and any other new signings at Manchester City this summer will support the club's pursuit of Champions League glory from afar before linking up with the squad. In normal circumstances, summer transfers would be able to join their new team as soon as possible.

straight to your inboxAfter a long wait, Manchester City return to Champions League action on Friday night as they face La Liga giants Real Madrid, knowing that a draw will see them advance to the quarter-finals of the competition.City will be without the injured Sergio Aguero and the suspended Benjamin Mendy, whilst new signings Ferran Torres and Nathan Ake are both ineligible against Madrid.

straight to your inbox Manchester City have completed the signing of Bournemouth defender Nathan Ake as Pep Guardiola's rebuild begins to take shape for next season. Ferran Torres, the exciting young Spanish winger, has already been confirmed as a Blue this week in a £21m deal with Valencia.

straight to your inboxJoleon Lescott is more confident that Nathan Ake would prove his worth at Manchester City than he is Kalidou Koulibaly.The Blues are close to making Ake their second major signing of the summer after Ferran Torres's move was officially confirmed on Tuesday evening, with the club having agreed a £41m deal with Bournemouth.That is not expected to be the end of their strengthening of the defence this summer though.

straight to your inboxHere are the Manchester City morning headlines for Wednesday, August 5.Manchester City’s rebuilding project has begun with the arrival of Ferran Torres from Valencia.The Spanish winger, a replacement for Leroy Sane after the German’s move to Bayern Munich, joins in a deal worth £20.8m and will be available for the start of the 2020/21 Premier League season.Torres scored four goals in La Liga last season and another two in the Champions League, including a goal and assist in

Manchester City.Torres has put pen to paper on a five-year contract with City, joining for an initial fee of £20.8m.

straight to your inboxFerran Torres has become Manchester City's first major signing of the summer after completing his £20.8million transfer from Valencia.Torres, 20, will offer some much-needed pace into City's attack, and will take the place in the first team squad left by Leroy Sane.With Sane spending all-but 11 minutes of the 2019/20 season injured, City have had to cope with Raheem Sterling and Riyad Mahrez as their primary wingers, supported by stints from Phil Foden, Bernardo Silva and

straight to your inboxBarcelona are reportedly confident of signing Eric Garcia this summer because of the defender's contract situation at Manchester City.City are looking to drastically improve their squad following a disappointing domestic campaign and are on the verge of signing Ferran Torres and Nathan Ake already.However, they may be in danger of losing one of their bright spots of the campaign as youngster Garcia is continues to be heavily linked with a return to Barcelona.The Spaniard

straight to your inbox Ferran Torres is expected to have his medical today (Tuesday) before completing a £21million move to Manchester City. The Valencia winger cannot fly to Manchester to finalise the move due to the travel restrictions placed on anyone coming to the UK from Spain.

straight to your inboxHere are the Manchester City morning headlines for Tuesday, August 4.Manchester City are keen to add pace to their squad in the summer transfer market, having lost Leroy Sane to Bayern Munich.Nathan Ake, set to join from relegated Bournemouth, will bring speed to the backline, while Ferran Torres is a rapid winger who’s close to joining City from Valencia.Torres hit a top speed of 34.91 kms per hour (21.69mph) in La Liga in 2019/20, behind only Levante’s Hernani in the

straight to your inboxManchester City’s transfer strategy this summer has included a definite decision to improve the pace of the squad.That might sound odd when they have just sold Leroy Sane, who was clocked as the quickest player in the Premier League a couple of years ago, with one newspaper observing – bizarrely – that he was as “fast as a T Rex”.But Sane’s departure was unavoidable, as he wanted to go, and the fact that the two players coming in off the proceeds of the Germany winger’s

Manchester United provide most of the fee they are close to agreeing for Ferran Torres.City are hoping to complete the initial £21m deal for Valencia winger Torres in their first major signing of the summer.

straight to your inboxAs Manchester City close in on the signing of Bournemouth defender Nathan Ake, the club are so pursuing a deal with Valencia winger Ferran Torres for a an initial £21m (€23m) fee with up to £10.5m (€12m) in add ons.The 20-year-old Spaniard is a hugely promising attacking talent and with Leroy Sane leaving City to join Bayern Munich ahead of next season, the youngster could fit into Pep Guardiola's squad for the present and the future, should the club complete a deal for him