pavelsrnicek said:If it's a Mark Ogden story I'll reserve judgement. Vindictive rag who adores sticking the boot into City.
Shirley said:pavelsrnicek said:If it's a Mark Ogden story I'll reserve judgement. Vindictive rag who adores sticking the boot into City.
From the online edition it is an Ogden story and it's headlined "City baulk at £45m De Bruyne as Bayern loom"
There is also another Ogden story headlined "Blow for City as Guardiola vows to stay put"
Appears to be rag click bait at its finest.
ljones15 said:Agent has confirmed he has held talks with City representatives.
Taylor said:ljones15 said:Agent has confirmed he has held talks with City representatives.
Where is this from?
Stephenhakin said:Taylor said:ljones15 said:Agent has confirmed he has held talks with City representatives.
Where is this from?
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De Bruyne wanted by Man City, reveals agent
Kevin de Bruyne's agent Patrick de Koster says he has held discussions with Manchester City ahead of the summer transfer window.
De Bruyne has been in great form for Wolfsburg this season. The Belgium international has netted 10 league goals and tops the assist chart with 17 - seven more than second placed Zlatko Junuzovic - and has created a lot more chances than anyone else in the German top flight.
De Koster insists the 23-year-old is happy at Wolfsburg, but admits there is a huge amount of interest in him.
"I have met the people from Manchester City," he told The Guardian. "I’ve never spoken to anyone from Manchester United but a lot of other clubs have been in touch to find out some general information.
“I think with the season Kevin has had if we didn’t have these questions then there would be something wrong. I saw Mino Raiola’s quotes about taking 20 phone calls a day regarding Paul Pogba and it’s the same situation for me and probably for the agent of Memphis Depay at the moment.
“For the moment, there are no formal discussions. Of course in the next few weeks I will be going around the world to talk about the situation with Kevin but this is just informal information.
“I will talk to everybody but Kevin is very, very happy with Wolfsburg and the way they have treated him since he arrived from Chelsea last year. There are still five games to play and hopefully they can make sure of a place in the Champions League next season so it is a little bit too early to be making any decisions. He has a four-year contract at Wolfsburg so we will have to see what they want to do."
He also added his thoughts on the fee De Bruyne could command, saying: "I don’t know how much he would cost. Wolfsburg paid €24 million to Chelsea so I can see it being a lot more than that."
Kevin De Bruyne’s agent has insisted the Belgium midfielder’s future remains undecided despite reports that he is set to join Bayern Munich for around £45m, with Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City among the clubs still interested in signing him from Wolfsburg.
De Bruyne, who moved to Germany from Chelsea for £18m in January 2014, has enjoyed a superb season, guiding Wolfsburg to second place in the Bundesliga and the quarter-finals of the Europa League. The 23-year-old has racked up 15 goals and an astonishing 22 assists so far and could be in contention to win Germany’s player of the year award.
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After he masterminded the 4-1 thrashing of Pep Guardiola’s side at the end of January, Bayern are considered favourites to sign De Bruyne in the summer. However his agent Patrick De Koster says it is too early for any decision to be made.
“For the moment, there are no formal discussions. Of course in the next few weeks I will be going around the world to talk about the situation with Kevin but this is just informal information,” he said.
“I will talk to everybody but Kevin is very, very happy with Wolfsburg and the way they have treated him since he arrived from Chelsea last year. There are still five games to play and hopefully they can make sure of a place in the Champions League next season so it is a little bit too early to be making any decisions. He has a four-year contract at Wolfsburg so we will have to see what they want to do.”
After their struggle to retain their Premier League title with an aging squad this season, De Bruyne fits the profile wanted by City in their drive to lower the age of the squad. De Koster admitted that he has held discussions with Txiki Begiristain, City’s director of football, but denied any contact with Manchester United.
“I have met the people from Manchester City and we know each other,” he said. “I’ve never spoken to anyone from Manchester United but a lot of other clubs have been in touch to find out some general information.
“I think with the season Kevin has had if we didn’t have these questions then there would be something wrong. I saw [Mino] Raiola’s quotes about taking 20 phone calls a day regarding Paul Pogba and it’s the same situation for me and probably for the agent of Memphis Depay at the moment.”
Asked how much it may cost to prise De Bruyne away from Wolfsburg, De Koster added: “I don’t know. Wolfsburg paid €24m to Chelsea so I can see it being a lot more than that.”
Blue warrior said:Apparently in talks with PSG
aguerooo93 said:De Bruyne is a good player but not the kind of world-class signing we need this summer. We can't repeat the same mistakes made in previous windows where we buy players who add to our squad but don't elevate our team to the next level like Pogba, Bale or Koke could.
sam-caddick said:aguerooo93 said:De Bruyne is a good player but not the kind of world-class signing we need this summer. We can't repeat the same mistakes made in previous windows where we buy players who add to our squad but don't elevate our team to the next level like Pogba, Bale or Koke could.
I disagree, De Bruyne's delivery into the box is definitely world class and he has over 20 assists to prove so.
His all round game and work rate needs to improve but in one or two years time he will definitely be world class.
Koke or Pogba are central midfielders anyway, De Bruyne is an attacker.
Forget Bale, he will be at Madrid next season because he is a Perez favourite, plus even if he was to go he would be rag bound.
We wouldn't pay 80m-100m for him when we need to rebuild the bigger picture.