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Manchester City boss confirms Bayern interest in star man

Sane was one of the stand-out players as Manchester City beat West Ham 4-1 in a pre-season friendly in Shanghai.

Joe Mellor by Joe Mellor
July 18, 2019
in Football
Manchester City boss confirms Bayern interest in star man

credit;PA

Pep Guardiola claimed Manchester City’s desire to keep Leroy Sane was “always there” after the champions opened their pre-season campaign with victory over West Ham in China.

Germany winger Sane has been heavily linked with a move to Bayern Munich this summer.

Rumours were fuelled when footage of Sane discussing something related to Germany with team-mate Raheem Sterling during a training session in Shanghai was published by the club on Tuesday.

PEP 🗣 I have said many times that we want people to be happy here and we want to help (@leroysane19) to reach his potential,

He’s a great player with incredible quality.

— Manchester City (@ManCity) July 17, 2019

It has since emerged the conversation was not football related, with Guardiola making clear after Sane shone in a 4-1 win in Nanjing that the 23-year-old was a key part of his plans.

Asked if he expected Sane to stay at the Etihad Stadium, the City boss said: “Yes.” He added: “The club made him an offer last year. As I said many times, we want people happy to be here. We are going to help him to be the best.

“We know his potential and what his level is. He has a special quality difficult to find around the world.

Manchester City v FC Schalke 04 – UEFA Champions League – Round of 16 – Second Leg – Etihad Stadium
Guardiola belives Sane, above, has a ‘special quality’. (Martin Rickett/PA)

“He knows, they all know, it’s difficult (to play regularly) because of the quality we have.

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“But, at the same time, I spoke to the club 10 times (to say) I want people here to be happy. If they don’t want, they go. The desire to have him to be with us is always there.”

Asked for clarification on whether Sane would stay, Guardiola said: “I answered the question, and I was really clear.”

FULL TIME | A dominant opening display in China from the boys as they come from behind to defeat @WestHamUtd and book their place in the #PLAsiaTrophy Final against @Wolves!

🔵 4-1 ⚒

🔵 #mancity pic.twitter.com/DEjUo7fzx3

— Manchester City (@ManCity) July 17, 2019

Fielding a mixture of youth and experience, City made light of this week’s travel problems, and in hot and humid conditions they came from behind to comfortably beat the Hammers in their Premier League Asia Trophy opener.

A Mark Noble penalty gave the Hammers a 25th-minute lead but City overhauled that deficit with two goals in 11 minutes courtesy of David Silva and a Lukas Nmecha spot-kick.

A Sterling double completed City’s victory after the break although West Ham hit the post late on through Andriy Yarmolenko.

I think everybody did a good job and we need to work hard.

I’m happy with the performance for the first game of the season. I’m maybe a little bit more tired than happy.@DeBruyneKev 🗣

🔵 #mancity pic.twitter.com/0ogh3IsCtf

— Manchester City (@ManCity) July 17, 2019

“All 22 players made an incredible effort to play in these conditions. It’s really tough for them,” said Guardiola.

Guardiola was unwilling to speak about one of the other stories of the summer involving City, and their apparent interest in Leicester defender Harry Maguire.

Asked if City were chasing the England international, the Spaniard simply said: “Leicester player.”

West Ham’s day had started well with the announcement of record signing Sebastien Haller but, in terms of the game, manager Manuel Pellegrini felt his side faded after a bright start.

#SayHaller to our new record signing! 👋 pic.twitter.com/9MbgB7K92p

— West Ham United (@WestHamUtd) July 17, 2019

He said: “In the first half I was happy with the performance of our team. We played quite well and had chances near their box.

“But we conceded two goals in two minutes and against Manchester City you cannot concede those goals.

“In the second half, they improved a lot as we made many changes. I think we made important mistakes in our defending but they played better in the second half.

“I was happy offensively. It is not easy to create chances against Manchester City but we must concentrate more in defence.”

City centre-back Philippe Sandler, meanwhile, has joined Anderlecht on a season-long loan.

The 22-year-old, who has only made two appearances since a £2.2million move from PEC Zwolle a year ago, links up with Anderlecht’s new player-manager Vincent Kompany who left City in May after 11 seasons with the club.

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