Signing Ake wouldn’t be necesserally bad step, depends on what our plans are. Right now we have Sarr as backup CB/LB, he is awful. Ake would be huge upgrade. He is not top player but wouldn’t be worried to have him in the DEF against any team in Europe. Also can play in the midfield in case.
Still, we need one marquee signing like De Ligt, Skriniar or Coulibaly, but Ake would be a noce addition too.