We've surely been sounding him out for weeks now, same with Pogba, this isn't like Fergie and Bebe, some random sticking a pin scenario! Like others have said, City like to do their dealings quietly, and professionally, plus Wolfsburg don't need to sell, especially their prized asset, not unless the price is big enough and/or the player wants to go, this is still business after all, you can't go in like a bull in a china shop shouting "look at my wad! loads-a-money"!!!
It's all down to the player now, have we sold the "project " the dream of "blue domination " to him? I'm sure we have, and I'm sure Wolfsburg have done the same. So, Is our carrot big enough?