{"id":146739,"date":"2015-08-27T07:31:36","date_gmt":"2015-08-27T07:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=146739"},"modified":"2015-08-27T07:31:36","modified_gmt":"2015-08-27T07:31:36","slug":"kevin-de-bruyne-deal-to-man-city-may-soon-be-in-place-agent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=146739","title":{"rendered":"Kevin De Bruyne deal to Man City &#8216;may soon be in place&#8217; &#8211; Agent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kevin De Bruyne&#8217;s agent says there is no deal in place yet for the player to join Manchester City from Wolfsburg but that the move could be imminent.<\/p>\n<p>Sky Deutschland are among the outlets in Germany who are reporting that a fee of 74m euros for the attacking midfielder has been &#8220;agreed in principle&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester City themselves are currently declining to comment on the reports.<\/p>\n<p>But De Bruyne&#8217;s agent Patrick de Koster said: &#8220;There is no final agreement with Manchester City, maybe there will be tomorrow.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"video-NkYzA2dzrGJ1o642z2Pij5WbiDlyUKfl\" class=\"article__widge-container article__widge-container--edge\" data-fn=\"create-video\" data-lite=\"true\" data-video-id=\"NkYzA2dzrGJ1o642z2Pij5WbiDlyUKfl\" data-player-id=\"b0ab2ad9e7034a83aa1ccca3cceb8ca2\">\n<figure class=\"widge-figure widge-figure--video\">\n<div class=\"widge-figure__body widge-figure--video__body\">\n<div id=\"video-NkYzA2dzrGJ1o642z2Pij5WbiDlyUKfl-NkYzA2dzrGJ1o642z2Pij5WbiDlyUKfl\" class=\"widge-figure__video\" data-role=\"video-container\">\n<div class=\"auto-size-16\/9 widge-figure__image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"auto-size__target postpone-load--fade-in\" src=\"http:\/\/cf.c.ooyala.com\/NkYzA2dzrGJ1o642z2Pij5WbiDlyUKfl\/Ut_HKthATH4eww8X4xMDoxOjBzMTt2bJ\" alt=\"Wolfsburg Sporting Director Klaus Allofs says the club want to convince Kevin De Bruyne to stay at the club\" data-src=\"http:\/\/cf.c.ooyala.com\/NkYzA2dzrGJ1o642z2Pij5WbiDlyUKfl\/Ut_HKthATH4eww8X4xMDoxOjBzMTt2bJ\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay-icon overlay-icon__target overlay-icon--center\" data-role=\"video-overlay\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"widge-figure__text\">Wolfsburg Sporting Director Klaus Allofs says the club want to convince Kevin De Bruyne to stay at the club<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Formerly with Chelsea, Belgium international De Bruyne has been a big success at Wolfsburg since they signed him in January 2014, breaking the Bundesliga record for assists last season.<\/p>\n<p>In June De Bruyne revealed that his agent had been in informal contact with City representatives over a possible move to the Etihad.<\/p>\n<p>City reportedly had a \u00a347m bid for the 24-year-old turned down earlier this month but talks over a deal intensified late last week.<\/p>\n<div id=\"video-w2MjA1dzrHN8zOxPnYAi10fMSJi-3d7w\" class=\"article__widge-container article__widge-container--edge\" data-fn=\"create-video\" data-lite=\"true\" data-video-id=\"w2MjA1dzrHN8zOxPnYAi10fMSJi-3d7w\" data-player-id=\"b0ab2ad9e7034a83aa1ccca3cceb8ca2\">\n<figure class=\"widge-figure widge-figure--video\">\n<div class=\"widge-figure__body widge-figure--video__body\">\n<div id=\"video-w2MjA1dzrHN8zOxPnYAi10fMSJi-3d7w-w2MjA1dzrHN8zOxPnYAi10fMSJi-3d7w\" class=\"widge-figure__video\" data-role=\"video-container\">\n<div class=\"auto-size-16\/9 widge-figure__image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"auto-size__target postpone-load--fade-in\" src=\"http:\/\/cf.c.ooyala.com\/w2MjA1dzrHN8zOxPnYAi10fMSJi-3d7w\/3Gduepif0T1UGY8H4zMDoxOjBzMTu0hl\" alt=\"Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini refused to comment on rumours linking Wolfsburg's Kevin De Bruyne with a move to the Etihad\" data-src=\"http:\/\/cf.c.ooyala.com\/w2MjA1dzrHN8zOxPnYAi10fMSJi-3d7w\/3Gduepif0T1UGY8H4zMDoxOjBzMTu0hl\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay-icon overlay-icon__target overlay-icon--center\" data-role=\"video-overlay\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"widge-figure__text\">Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini refused to comment on rumours linking Wolfsburg&#8217;s Kevin De Bruyne with a move to the Etihad<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>And Wolfsburg are believed to have agreed to let De Bruyne move to the Premier League for a fee which could end up in the region of \u00a358m with add-ons.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester City have been very active in the transfer market this summer as they look to regain their Premier League title, Raheem Sterling, Nicolas Otamendi and Fabian Delph headlining their list of acquisitions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: Sky Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kevin De Bruyne&#8217;s agent says there is no deal in place yet for the player to join Manchester City from Wolfsburg but that the move could be imminent. 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