Overview
- Manchester City confirmed on Saturday, July 4 that Nathan Ake has left the club to join Fenerbahce, ending a six-year spell at the Etihad.
- Reports put the fee at about £7 million with up to £1.5 million in add-ons, though one single-source account gave different euro figures and a contract length that remain uncorroborated.
- Fenerbahce publicly announced the signing before all inter-club financial details were finalised, a move that prompted surprise at Manchester City while negotiations concluded.
- Ake leaves with 177 appearances and a 12-trophy haul for City but had one year remaining on his contract and saw reduced starts in his final season under Pep Guardiola.
- The transfer frees salary and a squad slot for Manchester City’s summer defensive rebuild under Enzo Maresca and gives Fenerbahce an experienced centre-back who will join their Austria pre-season camp after his World Cup duties.