Man City transfers: Begiristain closes in on De Bruyne deal
Manchester City's director of football is working on completing a move for Wolfsburg star De Bruyne
Manchester City have their eyes firmly fixed on the final prize of the summer transfer window, Wolfsburg star Kevin de Bruyne.
The German club upped the ante by claiming the Belgium ace is not for sale – but added the rider that he would not be kept against his will, if a good offer came in.
City football director Txiki Begiristain has stayed in Manchester after originally being scheduled to join up with City’s tour to Australia and Vietnam.
It was thought he had delayed his flight in order to wrap up the purchase of Patrick Roberts earlier this week, but he has still not joined up with the squad.
And that appears to be because the Blues are now homing in on de Bruyne, in a deal that would take their summer spending towards the £100m mark.
Wolfsburg will want an unrealistic £60m-plus for the Bundesliga player of the year, if de Bruyne says he wants to go.
But City have their sights set on a limit of around £40million, and will tempt the former Chelsea player by trumping the new improved contract Wolfsburg have put on the table.