“Nathan Aké to PSV is very good for the club”

The certainty with which both men air their opinions could just as well point to inside information. According to Willy and René van de Kerkhof, Manchester City defender Nathan Aké will play for PSV next season.

And are both of these gentlemen precisely hoping for the arrival of the defender from the millionaires’ club from Manchester? The 31-year-old defender appears, after six seasons, to be leaving Manchester City most likely. According to the two PSV icons, in any case, Aké’s new club is already known. “Aké is definitely already a PSV player. If you didn’t know that yet,” the brothers say at Omroep Brabant. “He’s going to be a PSV player. I’m sure of that. That’s also very good for PSV. They’re working on a number of other good players, but everything still has to be proven.”

Algemeen Dagblad earlier linked Aké to a million-euro transfer to Eindhoven, so that Mauro Júnior can move on to the midfield. According to the newspaper, PSV is targeting a player of that caliber this summer.

“The club leadership isn’t looking for filler/replacements; they’re looking for champions who ideally have also already made some international flight time.” Since his arrival at Bournemouth, Aké has grown into a valued force at Manchester City. In doing so, he won, among other things, the Premier League four times and the Champions League once. This season, the defender is mainly a substitute at the Etihad Stadium, although he did play 29 official matches.