Nathan Ake has rejected a transfer to West Ham, talkSPORT understands.
Ake is open to leaving Manchester Metropolis this month however shouldn’t be eager on becoming a member of a staff in relegation bother.
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The 30-year-old has fallen down the pecking order below Pep Guardiola amid a succession of harm issues and struggles to interrupt his method into the beginning line-up.
That has seen the defender function eight instances in Premier League matches this season, beginning simply twice.
Premier League and La Liga curiosity
However with simply 18 months remaining on his contract, Ake is attention-grabbing potential suitors forward of January’s switch window.
Bournemouth, Newcastle and Crystal Palace are among the many golf equipment monitoring Ake’s state of affairs.
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Manchester Metropolis are understood to worth Ake at round £21million which can delay events.
Experiences in Spain counsel Barcelona may transfer for Ake with boss Hansi Flick on the lookout for defensive reinforcements following an harm to Andreas Christensen.
Nonetheless, Metropolis’s asking charge is more likely to see the cash-strapped Catalan’s pull out of any attainable deal.
One membership who’re unlikely to get their fingers on Ake is West Ham after the defender rebuffed their strategy.
Nuno’s shortlist
West Ham are determined for reinforcements that might flip round their failing fortunes.
The Hammers sit within the backside three, 5 factors from security, and in want of some recent impetus to present them a real shot at survival.
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The appointment of boss Nuno Espirito Santo has completed little to enhance his aspect’s performances with West Ham winless of their final seven Premier League outings.
Ake’s snub is unlikely to discourage West Ham from including to their squad in January.
The Portuguese boss, whose job is already in danger, is in dire want of a striker whereas a defender stays a precedence as a consequence of West Ham’s poor defensive report this time period.
Solely Wolves have conceded extra instances than West Ham and an skilled centre-back is excessive on Nuno’s wishlist.
As for Ake, it stays to be seen whether or not his Manchester Metropolis journey will proceed when the switch window closes.
The defender moved to the Etihad Stadium from Bournemouth in 2020 and has gone on to get pleasure from a embellished spell on the membership.
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Ake has lifted the Premier League on 4 events in addition to the FA Cup, whereas his crowning second got here in Metropolis’s Champions League triumph in 2023.
