Fabrizio Romano has dropped an update on reported Tottenham Hotspur transfer target Nathan Ake.

What's the talk?

In a recent post on Twitter, the Italian journalist revealed that, despite Fabio Paratici reportedly being keen on a move for the Manchester City centre-back this summer, Chelsea have now reached a full agreement with the 27-year-old regarding a move to Stamford Bridge.

The transfer insider went on to state that Pep Guardiola's side are aware of the situation surrounding the Netherlands international, however, City are now waiting to receive an official bid from Thomas Tuchel's outfit that meets their asking price of around £45m for the defender.

In his tweet, Romano said: "Chelsea have full agreement with Nathan Ake on personal terms. Man City are aware of the situation on the player side, but still waiting to receive the official bid. City want around £40/45m for Ake and plan is to replace him with a new centre back in case he leaves."

Paratici will be livid

While it is true that Tottenham have recently confirmed the capture of Clement Lenglet on a season-long loan, with it being reported that Paratici remains interested in adding further players to Antonio Conte's options at the back this summer, Romano's claim that Ake has now agreed a move to Chelsea is sure to have left the sporting director livid.

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Indeed, over his 14 Premier League appearances in 2021/22, the £26m-rated talent was in impressive form for City, helping Guardiola's side keep five clean sheets, in addition to making an average of 0.6 interceptions, 1.1 tackles, 1.5 clearances and winning 3.9 duels - at a success rate of 66% - per fixture.

The £100k-per-week defender - who is also comfortable in operating from left-back - also posed a threat going forwards, scoring two goals and creating one big chance for his teammates, as well as completing an average of 55.1 passes, 1.0 long ball and taking 0.4 shots per game.

These returns saw the Dutchman who Bill DiFilippo dubbed "unreal" average an extremely respectable SofaScore match rating of 7.08, ranking him as City's 14th-best performer in their title-winning campaign last season.

As such, it is clear to see that Ake would have made a fantastic addition to Conte's defensive arsenal at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium next season - leading us to believe that Paratici will be rueing what looks to be a huge opportunity missed to land the 27-year-old this summer.

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