Manchester City are among several clubs interested in signing Atalanta's 17-year-old Nigerian central defender Honest Ahanor, as part of a plan to also target a new centre-back and a new full-back next year. Ahanor, who joined the club in July 2025, has a contract until June 2028 and has made 8 appearances in Serie A this season. Transfermarkt estimates his current market value to be €25.00m. In December 2025, reports suggested Chelsea could make a €60 million approach for the player, while Real Madrid was reportedly prepared to offer €40 million. Atalanta's asking price was reported to be €40 million in November 2025. He moved to Atalanta from Genoa in July 2025 for a fee reported to be between €16 million and €20 million.