Three clubs linked with Manuel Akanji

The
Swiss
international
has
done
a
pretty
decent
job
for
the
German
giants
since
his
move
from
FC
Basel
in
2018.
However,
it
seems
highly
unlikely
that
he
will
remain
a
Dortmund
player
after
the
transfer
window.

A
number
of
top
clubs
in
Europe
are
monitoring
the
situation
of
the
26-year-old
ball
playing
defender.
Akanji
was
fairly
a
regular
for
Borussia
Dortmund
last
season
having
made
35
appearances
across
all
competitions
scoring
once
in
the
process.

In
total,
the
Switzerland
international
has
made
a
total
of
155
appearances
for
Borussia
Dortmund
till
date
while
also
getting
capped
41
times
for
his
country.
Here,
we
look
at
three
potential
destinations
of
the
defender.

Inter
Milan

Inter
narrowly
missed
out
on
the
Serie
A
title
last
season
with
their
rivals
AC
Milan
dethroning
them.
Simone
Inzaghi’s
side
will
certainly
have
their
eyes
on
reclaiming
the
Scudetto
this
season
and
have
been
linked
with
a
move
for
Akanji.

Inter
have
plenty
of
quality
and
depth
at
the
heart
of
the
defence
but
could
still
strengthen
with
the
addition
of
Akanji,
especially
if
Milan
Skriniar
leaves
the
club.

Arsenal

Arsenal
are
reportedly
looking
to
bolster
their
defensive
ranks
this
summer
and
Akanji
has
been
rumoured
to
bea
target.
The
Gunners
are
not
particularly
short
of
options
at
the
heart
of
the
defence
with
Ben
White,
Gabriel,
William
Saliba,
Rob
Holding
and
Pablo
Mari
at
their
disposal.

Mikel
Arteta
is
believed
to
be
in
search
of
a
ball
playing
defender
and
Akanji
certainly
fits
the
bill.
He
is
either
footed
and
assured
on
the
ball
and
can
spray
passes
from
backline
quite
effortlessly.

Manchester
United

United
failed
to
impress
defensively
last
season
and
Erik
ten
Hag
is
quite
evidently
looking
to
address
the
situation.
The
Red
Devils
are
well-stacked
in
terms
of
numbers
at
the
back
but
have
missed
the
consistency.

Skipper
Harry
Maguire
had
a
season
to
forget
while
big
signing
Raphael
Varane
has
also
struggled
to
make
much
impact.
Akanji
will
definitely
be
an
upgrade
at
Old
Trafford
over
the
likes
of
Eric
Bailly,
Victor
Lindelof
and
Phil
Jones.