Football in De Bruyne: Man City break club record to sign Belgian

Manchester City, odds-on with Coral to regain the Premier League title this term, have signed Belgium international and former Chelsea midfielder Kevin De Bruyne from Wolfsburg for a club record fee of £55m.

The Etihad outfit have handed in-demand De Bruyne, 24, a six-year contract, and he becomes their fifth summer signing after England duo Raheem Sterling and Fabian Delph, young forward Patrick Roberts and Argentina centre back Nicolas Otamendi.

Manchester City are delighted to announce the signing of @DeBruyneKev! Story: http://t.co/paLxppSmsi #welcomeKDB pic.twitter.com/B9N0mu8DST

— Manchester City FC (@MCFC) August 30, 2015

Man City’s interest in De Bruyne arose after his awesome exploits in the Bundesliga. Last term was his first full season with Die Wolfe, having left Stamford Bridge halfway through 2013/14, and from an attacking midfield berth he scored 16 goals and laid on 28 assists across all competitions.

During his two years on Chelsea’s books (January 2012-14), De Bruyne played just 133 minutes of Premier League football but, upon signing for £7m for them, he was loaned straight back to Ghenk and spent the 2012/13 campaign at Werder Bremen.