McAvennie delivers verdict on Tottenham signing Ake after fresh transfer reveal | OneFootball

Tottenham must aim higher than Nathan Ake as they search for a new centre-back this summer.

That’s according to former West Ham striker Frank McAvennie, speaking exclusively to Football Insider about Ake’s future.

A Man City source has told Football Insider that the club will listen to offers for Ake in the upcoming transfer window.

Ake, 26, joined Man City last summer in a £40million transfer from Bournemouth.

It is also understood that Tottenham are targeting a new centre-back as a priority in the upcoming transfer window.

McAvennie has questioned why Tottenham would sign a defender that can’t break into Pep Guardiola’s side.

“Wow, really? I think they need someone better than him,” McAvennie told Football Insider correspondent Ben Wild.

“If one of the best coaches in the world doesn’t rate him I don’t know why Spurs would want him.

“[John] Stones was out for a while and he’s come back in so maybe Ake will be like that.

“Just the fact that Man City signed him says a lot. If he’s not been playing at City you’ve got to be worried.

“Any other club would be ok but City have some excellent defenders. If he’s not playing now I can’t see him getting back in.”

Ake has only made 12 appearances for the Premier League winners after a season blighted by injury.

He recently returned from a spell on the sidelines and played at left back as City lost to Chelsea last weekend.

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