Dutch great Kieft questions Man City move for Ake: He can be wild

Football
1 Aug 2020 • 7:26 PM MYT
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Dutch great Wim Kieft has questioned Manchester City's move for Bournemouth defender Nathan Ake.

City have had an offer for Ake accepted by Bournemouth.

But Kieft, referring to City's defensive problems this season, told De Telegraaf: "Aké will discover that it is a job to play there and that he will also have the biggest problems.

"Aké can play a nice ball and has eight years of experience in England. They will have bought him on his defensive qualities, although he is strongest when he plays around the sixteen metre box and that happens less often at City. I sometimes find him a bit wild.

"It will be a concern (for Holland) if he is considered a reinforcement for squad depth. He draws and will earn a huge salary for five years and he will end up in a great squad."

Kieft also said: “Manchester City can buy a player who they don't even know for 40 or 45 million euros.

"They just keep on going and you see the power of capital."