Man City to demand at least £100m for Kevin De Bruyne as Saudi clubs eye stunning summer transfer

Manchester City are calm about Kevin De Bruyne's future amid interest from Saudi Arabia, talkSPORT understands.

The 32-year-old is one of the players in the Saudi Pro League. main objectives along with Liverpool's Mo Salah.

However the Belgian He has a contract at the Etihad until the summer of 2025.

And he is likely to accept an offer in excess of £100m for City even consider a sale in the upcoming summer transfer window.

As it is, the first Chelsea The Premier League champions are yet to offer the man new terms.

Although that could soon change with the 99-cap international in impressive form since returning to action last month.

In his nine games since recovering from a hamstring injury, he has contributed two goals and eight assists in all competitions.

If De Bruyne decides to swap England for Saudi Arbaia, he would be the third high-profile City star to move to the Middle East.

Last summer, Algerian striker Riyah Mahrez joined Al Ahli, where he is part of a treble that includes Roberto Firmino and Allan Saint-Maximin.

And just a few weeks later, the Spanish central defender Aymeric Laporte He joined Al Nassr, where he now has Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mane as teammates.

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De Bruyne was an unused substitute in City's 1-0 win against Brentford in midweek due to a minor hamstring problem.

But he could have a chance to play at Bournemouth on Saturday at 5.30pm.

Commenting the midfielder in his pre-match press conference, pep guardiola He said: “I don't know if he is 100 per cent, but we made good decisions not to take risks against Brentford.

“I know that if the result wasn't good people would ask why he didn't play, but we made a decision because he didn't feel comfortable.”