Manchester City are confident they have finally agreed a deal to sign Kevin De Bruyne from Wolfsburg for an initial €74m (£54m).
Talks over De Bruyne, the former Chelsea midfielder, have been taking place for several weeks and sources close to the Bundesliga club have confirmed that a breakthrough was reached on Wednesday. Several details still need to be resolved, including the structure of payments due and the player’s medical.
However, it is understood that De Bruyne will fly to England on Thursday for his medical and is expected to be officially unveiled as a City player on Friday.
If the deal, which could eventually be worth more than €80m (£58.5m) with performance-related bonuses, goes through, it would be the second highest transfer fee paid by an English club behind the £59.7m Manchester United paid for Ángel di María last summer. It would also surpass the club record £49m City paid to Liverpool for Raheem Sterling earlier this summer. De Bruyne is expected to be offered wages worth around £250,000 a week.
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