Kevin De Bruyne’s protracted move to Manchester City is finally nearing completion after Wolfsburg’s sporting director confirmed his move to the Etihad Stadium.
After weeks of negotiations City made the significant breakthrough on Wednesday night, when the Premier League leaders are now expected to take their summer spending close to £150m by completing the signing of De Bruyne over the weekend.
De Bruyne, who signed for Wolfsburg in an £18m transfer from Chelsea just eighteen months ago, could even be in Manchester in time for City’s encounter with Watford at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
A private jet has been standing by since Wednesday to take De Bruyne and his agent, Patrick De Koster, to Manchester to complete his medical. The Belgium midfielder was pictured in the stands alongside De Koster as he watched the match against Schalke.
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| Kevin De Bruyne was at Wolfsburg’s match against Schalke on Friday before he completes his move to Manchester City. Photograph: Martin Rose/Bongarts/Getty Images |
The German club’s sporting director, Klaus Allofs, revealed before Wolfsburg’s Bundesliga match against Schalke on Friday night that the deal has now been confirmed.
“We will complete everything either tonight or tomorrow. De Bruyne is off to Manchester City,” he told reporters.
The 24-year-old, who made 51 appearances for Wolfsburg last season, scoring 16 times and contributing 28 assists since his arrival from Chelsea on 18 January 2014,
With City also signing the £8m midfielder Fabian Delph from Aston Villa and £32m defender Nicolas Otamendi from Valencia, manager Manuel Pellegrini has overseen the largest summer spending spree at City since Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al Nahyan bought the club in September 2008
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