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title: "Bournemouth: Tottenham’s potential offer for Nathan Ake has to be rejected"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/bournemouth-tottenhams-potential-offer-for-nathan-ake-has-to-be-rejected/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Caleb Sage"
section: "Bournemouth"
published: "2019-06-10T19:05:56Z"
modified: "2020-03-31T15:39:57Z"
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# Bournemouth: Tottenham’s potential offer for Nathan Ake has to be rejected

**It looks like a lot of the Premier League’s top clubs will be trying to do their shopping at Bournemouth this summer.**

In recent weeks, for example, [there has been a lot of talk about Ryan Fraser as Arsenal continue to be linked with a move for the 25-year-old (via Football.London)](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/transfer-news/fraser-carrasco-martinelli-wingers-unai-16400285).

But as well as Fraser, it appears Nathan Ake is also attracting some serious interest, with [The Sun reporting that Tottenham are readying a £40m bid for the Netherlands international](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/9252587/spurs-bournemouth-nathan-ake-pochettino-man-utd-alderweireld/).

Big money and the chance to make some serious profit after buying the 24-year-old central defender from Chelsea for [£20.52m back in 2017 (via Transfermarkt)](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/nathan-ake/transfers/spieler/177476), some clubs would not hesitate to accept such an offer.

Bournemouth, though, should not be one of those clubs. Having firmly established themselves as a Premier League outfit, the Cherries will surely want to start aiming for Europe and will not be able to do that if they lose players like Ake.

Even with £40m, Eddie Howe would surely struggle to find and attract a replacement of similar quality. Ake is the complete modern-day centre-half; he is composed on the ball, can pass it out and is no slouch when it comes to recovering.

How many mid-table clubs have that or the appeal to attract such? The answer is not a lot.

Ultimately, Bournemouth should not be selling Ake this summer and especially not for £40m.

***Bournemouth fans, would you take £40m for Ake? Let us know in the comment section below!***