Manchester City are considering a bid of £40million for Bournemouth centre back Nathan Ake in January.
Pep Guardiola is an admirer of the versatile Dutchman and the Premier League champions are ready to rival Manchester United and Tottenham for his signature.
A selling point for City is that Ake would bolster their home-grown quota as he started his career in Chelsea's academy.
A number of top Premier League sides are keen on the 23-year-old and he's started the season impressively.
On Saturday he helped the Cherries keep a clean sheet in their 0-0 stalemate against Southampton.