Manchester City are on the verge of securing another one of Pep Guardiola’s summer transfer targets in Leroy Sane.
Schalke winger Sane has been a long-term target for City, who have been locked in talks with the Bundesliga club over the past week with the discussions now close to reaching a positive conclusion.
Leroy #Sané is currently in Manchester and will not be travelling with #Schalke to the training camp. #s04 pic.twitter.com/Jz0Mrlv5vO
— FC Schalke 04 (@s04_en) August 1, 2016
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Markus Weinzierl's side gave City a Monday deadline to get the deal over the line, before the squad travel to Austria to continue their pre-season preparations.
But Goal can confirm the transfer is now all but confirmed, with Sane, along with Ilkay Gundogan, posing for pictures with supporters in the Radisson Blu hotel in Manchester ahead of officially being announced as a City player later this week.
And Schalke later announced that the Germany winger would not be attending their training camp, as he is in Manchester. > ..... - Goal