Manchester City fans have been reacting to a post on Twitter which relays a report that claims Inter Milan are eyeing a move for Nathan Ake as a replacement for Stefan de Vrij.

The 27-year-old has not been able to nail down a regular starting role in Pep Guardiola’s side since joining from Bournemouth for a £40m fee in the summer of 2020.

Ake has been forced to compete with John Stones, Aymeric Laporte and Ruben Dias for starts at the Etihad Stadium, and the arrival of Manuel Akanji only added to the fight for centre-back places.

With Laporte struggling to overcome a knee injury at the start of the season, Ake has started four top-flight matches for the Premier League champions, including Sunday’s 6-3 win over Manchester United.

The Netherlands international remains under contract at the Etihad until the end of the 2024-25 season, but he is now being tipped to seek pastures new in search of regular starts.

According to FCInterNews, as translated and relayed by Sport Witness, Simone Inzaghi’s side have taken a liking to Ake, who could come in as a direct replacement for compatriot Stefan de Vrij.

It has been mentioned that the Serie A side aim to complete a deal for a fee in the region of €25 million to €30 million for their defensive target.

The report shared on Twitter gathered a number of replies from a wide range of Man City supporters.

“Inter may well want to sign him, and City may well decide to sell.. but it won’t be for £20m lol.”
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“Condidering Chelsea were short with a 45m bid and the player has improved again this season ….starting cost is 50m+”
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“Ake is a £60m player right now easily..”
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“We’re living in a world where Nunez costs 100m but they want Ake for 30?.”
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“Don’t know why, but i prefer keeping Ake over Laporte. Laporte is a better distributor but Ake doesn’t make mistakes.”
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