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da apostaganha： As reported by TEAMtalk, Manchester City have set their sights on Mikel Oyarzabal as a replacement for Leroy Sane, with the club prepared to let the Germany international move to Bayern Munich at the end of the season.
What’s the word, then?
The reports claim that Sane will depart for the German giants at the end of the season, and City scouts have been on the lookout for a player to replace him.
Oyarzabal, who has a release clause just shy of £70m, has been identified as a potential candidate to fill the void.
The Premier League champions’ asking price for Sane is set at more than £100m and the player has made it clear that he wants to join Bayern.
The Citizens signed Sane for £37m back in 2016 and would clearly make an incredible profit on him should that deal go through.
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Not a transfer that makes sense
The winger is currently out injured after he damaged his anterior cruciate ligament in the Community Shield. It means Sane will miss the majority of the season after undergoing surgery on the issue.
Prior to his injury, Sane proved to be a vital man for Pep Guardiola’s side. The German scored 10 goals and provided 10 assists in the Premier League last season as the club defended the title, and that was during a season in which he didn’t appear to be in full flow.
On his debut campaign the former Schalke man netted 10 times and bagged himself 15 assists.
Aside from his natural ability to make a potent impact in the final-third, the 23-year-old’s defining attribute in Manchester has been his pace.
Sane has provided lightning-quick speed down the left for City, and defenders have constantly struggled to contain it. In truth, his speed and elegance in full flight is not something that comes around often and he’s a talent who deserves to be cherished and nurtured whilst he’s available to Guardiola.
Quite frankly, it’s not a transfer that should be avoided from a City perspective.
That the club broke their transfer record to secure the services of Rodri in a £63m deal in the summer suggests they don’t need the money and from a footballing perspective it makes no sense to let Sane leave.
He has been a revelation since signing for the club and is only one year older than Oyarzabal.
Only Sane will know exactly where he envisages his future, but Guardiola and the rest of City’s hierarchy should do everything in their power to convince him to remain at the Etihad Stadium.