A reliable defender will leave Manchester City after making a massive contribution.

A reliable defender will leave Manchester City after making a massive contribution.It was expected that Nathan Ake would leave Manchester City this summer. Ake wasn’t surplus to requirements at City. Far from it. However, the rise of Abdukodir Khusanov and Vitor Reis did look to have limited Ake’s opportunities to play regularly next season. Nathan Ake was a reliable squad member for his team during the 2025-26 season. As always, he never let his team down when called upon last seaso