{"id":389505,"date":"2025-09-01T15:13:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T15:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/389505\/"},"modified":"2025-09-01T15:13:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T15:13:11","slug":"man-city-defender-given-here-we-go-verdict-ahead-of-loan-to-inter-milan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/389505\/","title":{"rendered":"Man City defender given &#8216;here we go&#8217; verdict ahead of loan to Inter Milan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester City\u2019s Manuel Akanji could be on his way to Inter as part of a series of moves that could see Benjamin Pavard go to Marseille.<\/p>\n<p>With hours ticking down on the summer transfer window, clubs are scrambling to sort last-minute deals and over in Serie A, Inter are reportedly keen to bring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/manchester-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Manchester City\u2019s<\/strong><\/a> Akanji to the San Siro.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gazzetta.it\/Calcio\/Calciomercato\/Inter\/01-09-2025\/akanji-all-inter-pavard-al-marsiglia-si-lavora-alla-doppia-operazione-last-minute.shtml?refresh_ce\" target=\"_blank\">Gazzetta dello Sport<\/a> believe Cristian Chivu\u2019s team is discussing a possible deal with City but only on the provision that current centre back Pavard moves to Marseille.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the summer, Akanji was linked to the San Siro but this time to the red half, but the deal fell through as the player did not accept the proposed offer, citing a lack of Champions League football.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE ON CITY ON F365<\/strong><br \/>\ud83d\udc49\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/gianluigi-donnarumma-to-undergo-medical-italy-ahead-done-sealed-man-city-move\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Gianluigi Donnarumma \u2018to undergo\u2019 medical in Italy ahead of \u2018done and sealed\u2019 Man City move<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\ud83d\udc49\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/guardiola-blames-brighton-loss-man-city-players-forgetting-basics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Guardiola blames Brighton loss on Man City players \u2018forgetting\u2019 most basic thing in football<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\ud83d\udc49\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/tottenham-transfer-savinho-not-dead-water-manchester-city-aston-villa-rogers-difficult\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Tottenham transfer \u2018not dead in the water\u2019 but deal for Aston Villa star now seen as \u2018difficult\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At Inter, he would get that but Gazzetta say that with time running out, \u2018it is difficult to satisfy everyone\u2019s needs.\u2019 However \u2018attempt is underway.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The most likely exit would appear to be a loan with Akanji having two years left on his City deal.<\/p>\n<p>Transfer reporter Fabrizio Romano meanwhile claims a deal has already been agreed with Inter paying \u20ac2m for a loan with an option of \u20ac15m to buy.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1962498420871971250\">Romano posted on X<\/a>: \u201cInter agree deal with Man City to sign Manuel Akanji, here we go!<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u20ac2m loan fee, \u20ac15m buy option clause to become mandatory only under difficult conditions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAkanji set for medical now, as he agreed to the move.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for City, their activity is likely to be departures with Gigi Donnarumma the only expected arrival.<\/p>\n<p>Stefan Ortega could join Ederson out the exit door should the PSG shot-stopper arrive with Ilkay Gundogan may also be allowed to leave. Right back Issa Kabore could also seek a move away.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement of Donnarumma is expected imminently with Romano saying a deal had been agreed for weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Romano said on X: \u201cGigio Donnarumma now set to undergo his medical in Italy after deal done between all parties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe will arrive in Manchester after the international break, but all done and sealed with #MCFC.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That move was given the green light following City\u2019s ability to agree a deal with France to sign Ederson.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/opinion-premier-league-winners-losers-liverpool-400m-potter-villa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League winners and losers: underdogs Liverpool, hopeless Villa, Potter, Nuno, Hurzeler and more\u2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester City\u2019s Manuel Akanji could be on his way to Inter as part of a series of moves&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":389506,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4100],"tags":[94,163,225,886,131278,12,101,79,201,16,2970,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-389505","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-front-page","10":"tag-home-page","11":"tag-manchester-city","12":"tag-manuel-akanji","13":"tag-news","14":"tag-premier-league","15":"tag-sports","16":"tag-tottenham-hotspur","17":"tag-uk","18":"tag-uncategorized","19":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115129693510023362","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=389505"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389505\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/389506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=389505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=389505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=389505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}