Manuel Akanji’s future is one of the biggest talking points surrounding Manchester City on deadline day.
Tottenham Hotspur have shown interest in Akanji’s signature and it seemed like they were prepared to make a late swoop to secure his services.
However, the 30-year-old has attracted interest from other clubs as well.
One of them is AC Milan, who are interested in signing Akanji as well.
Inter Milan keen to sign Manuel Akanji
However, with only a few hours left before the summer transfer window slams shut, there may not be enough time left for Manuel Akanji to seal a move elsewhere.
On the other hand, the Swiss international’s teammate Ederson is set to join Fenerbahce as Gianluigi Donnarumma is primed to join Manchester City.
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Fabrizio Romano has now reported that Inter Milan consider Manchester City defender Akanji as the “ideal replacement” for Benjamin Pavard.
The deal is not considered “easy” due to a lack of time left on deadline day and Marseille only being open to signing Pavard on loan — with a permanent exit not currently on the cards for the World Cup winner.
Manuel Akanji’s stance on leaving Man City on deadline day
Whether Inter Milan can pull off a deal to sign Akanji remains to be seen.
However, Manchester City News have confirmed that Akanji is not pushing to leave Manchester City.
Furthermore, Pep Guardiola and City are happy to keep the versatile defender as both Tottenham and AC Milan have not pushed to sign the player.
But there remains a possibility that despite the aforementioned factors that Akanji may be set for an exit.