- Title: SOCCER-GERMANY/DE BRUYNE De Bruyne deal with Man City not yet done - Wolfsburg
- Date: 27th August 2015
- Summary: WOLFSBURG, GERMANY (AUGUST 27, 2015) (REUTERS) VfL WOLFSBURG COACH, DIETER HECKING AND SPORTS DIRECTOR, KLAUS ALLOFS ARRIVING AT NEWS CONFERENCE JOURNALISTS AT NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (German) VFL WOLFSBURG SPORTS DIRECTOR, KLAUS ALLOFS, SAYING: "That is wrong. There is no agreement with Manchester City. What I can confirm is that after a long time of deliberating and after intensive attempts to convince Kevin to fulfil his contract, or to stay another year with us, after this was unsuccessful we said, ok we will consider it. We are in negotiations with Manchester City, that took place. But again, it is very clear that there is no agreement. The current situation is that he is a VfL Wolfsburg player and I can also say that he will take part in training." CAMERAMAN AT NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (German) VFL WOLFSBURG COACH, DIETER HECKING, SAYING: "It exhausts me. I am not annoyed, I am exhausted. There are other more important things. If a transfer is pending then of course it is exciting for you. For us a transfer, if there were to be one, which is good or not good, you will judge it, then I think what Klaus and I think is what is important. And thankfully we are in agreement." NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS
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- Story Text: VfL Wolfsburg attacking midfielder Kevin De Bruyne's transfer to Manchester City has not yet been completed despite ongoing talks with the English club, Wolfsburg sports director Klaus Allofs said on Thursday (August 27).
"That is wrong. There is no agreement with Manchester City. What I can confirm is that after a long time of deliberating and after intensive attempts to convince Kevin to fulfil his contract, or to stay another year with us, after this was unsuccessful we said, ok we will consider it," Allofs said. "We are in negotiations with Manchester City, that took place. But again, it is very clear that there is no agreement. The current situation is that he is a VfL Wolfsburg player and I can also say that he will take part in training."
Allofs said they were trying to meet the wishes of the player but were also looking after the club's interests in a deal that he said "could only have winners."
City have made repeated offers for the German league's player of the year and the 24-year-old is seen as all but certain to move to the Premier League this season for what is reported to be a record fee of 74 million euros ($84.03 million) for a Bundesliga player.
De Bruyne, who joined in 2014 from Chelsea after loan spells with Genk and Werder Bremen, has a contract at Wolfsburg until 2019.
The Belgian international was in stellar form last season, scoring 10 goals and providing 21 assists as the Wolves finished Bundesliga runners-up last season. Wolfsburg also clinched the German Cup.
Wolfsburg coach Dieter Hecking said he was frustrated with the ongoing media speculation regarding this possible transfer.
"It exhausts me. I am not annoyed, I am exhausted. There are other more important things. If a transfer is pending then of course it is exciting for you. For us a transfer, if there were to be one, which is good or not good, you will judge it, then I think what Klaus and I think is what is important. And thankfully we are in agreement."
Hecking said he expected De Bruyne to feature in the 18-member squad for Friday's (August 28) game against Schalke.
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