Mannwan: Tottenham leads Akanji s battle, Galatasaray and AC Milan are also competing

August 29: Manchester Evening News reported that Tottenham is currently leading the battle for Akanji.

Manchester City is preparing to sell defender Akanji in the last few days of the transfer window, and Tottenham has quickly become the favorite to sign him. As Guardiola waits for the team to streamline the roster, Frank's coaching team becomes the latest club to show a strong interest in the Swiss centre-back.

In the last week of the summer window of 2022, Akk and Laporte were injured, Akkanji joined Manchester City as an emergency candidate. Guardiola believed that the central defender was not in sufficient depth, and Akanji transferred from Dortmund for £15 million. The Swiss international became one of Manchester City's most cost-effective signings: he was a key member of the team's triple-winning champions and still played an important role when the team became the first team in England's history to achieve four consecutive league titles.

Although his form declined with the rest of the team last season, he still played more than most teammates. However, as Manchester City is planning to streamline the lineup and the number of non-local players in the team currently exceeds the registration limit for the Champions League lineup, Akanji has become a target for each club to introduce £15 million, and the players themselves have not rejected the interest of other teams.

Galatasaray had previously invited him, and AC Milan also showed interest, but Tottenham may have surpassed these two teams now, not only can they provide qualifying for the Champions League, but also have an impressive new coach, which also means that Akanji can continue to play in the Premier League.