Kevin de Bruyne

[mediator 2,026]

Yes, he told 2 bids different teams

[Pizy 18,368]

Listening to Jose in that press conference I think I could sense a bit of reluctance to sell Kevin in his voice and tone. I think he feels like some of us here do, that he will go on to become a very good player and we'll probably regret selling him.

If it weren't for the fact that Kevin wants to leave really badly I think we'd be keeping him for sure. Like Jose said though, it's such a large profit on a player that surplus to our needs that we can't really turn it down since the player wants the move so badly.

[NiclasCFC 2,582]

Lets hope for a bidding war between the 2 clubs

[zolayes 14,489]

Yes, he told 2 bids different teams

if one is from a PL team sell him to the Germans

[We Hate Scouse 10,286]

Likelihood is there isn't 2 teams, just Wolfsburg, we're just trying to get them to pay up.

[Pizy 18,368]

Likelihood is there isn't 2 teams, just Wolfsburg, we're just trying to get them to pay up.

Hope that's the case. But maybe Werder Bremen trying to get him back?

[bushman 2,043]

You're an idiot.

You are even bigger one !

[sutro 1,026]

Hope that's the case. But maybe Werder Bremen trying to get him back?

I dont think Bremen got the funds to buy him so must be another team

[Stingray 9,441]

I dont think Bremen got the funds to buy him so must be another team

ManU

[sutro 1,026]

ManU

Well he's been linked with them in the last few days but i bet that Chelsea would let him go for few mil less to Wolfsburg

[The Mak 4,459]

Lets hope for a bidding war between the 2 clubs

If there are two clubs bidding for him now in January, imagine the bidding war after the World Cup...

[diskoviolente 425]

Could imagine Dortmund being the other team...

[Mouri_Matic 560]

If there are two clubs bidding for him now in January, imagine the bidding war after the World Cup...

Or he might flop the world cup and values go down further, if he isn't played much from now till world cup why would he be in top form then

[JDY 1,290]

The way I see it, Wolfsburg are prepared to pay £18m for de Bruyne in the worst moment of his career. He can only get better playing regularly, and if we're going to sell atleast loan him until the summer and go from there. We probably would've got more for him last summer to.

[Ainsley Harriott 2,732]

Alson wouldn't mind something like 10M + Ricardo Rodriguez, would help our LB problems.

[The Mak 4,459]

Or he might flop the world cup and values go down further, if he isn't played much from now till world cup why would he be in top form then

I'm not saying the same stuff again, so here you go:

How could his price drop? It certainly can't get any lower. What? You think they're taking a risk by spending millions on him in January? The best young player of the Bundesliga 12-13? Please... He will stroll into their team and be their shining light (if loaned). There isn't a better player than him in the Wolfsburg team.

KDB is not just some youngster from our academy...

I agree that too many loans and not enough stability can hinder development, but the timing of this loan makes it perfectly acceptable. If he gets loaned, he won't be worried about his long-term career; the only thing he'll be worried about is the World Cup and doing his best to be one of the first names on the team sheet.

If it is simply communicated to him that the loan is simply a short-term solution so he gets on the plane to Brazil and that his future will be sorted in the summer, I'm sure it would be fine. At the end of the day, and as cruel as it may sound, he would be happy with it because he's not really in a position of power here. We would like a solution that is best for both parties but realistically we are still a business as Pizy has said and we want the outcome to favour us more so.

A short-term loan allowing KDB to regain his form in time for the WC while also increasing his asking price would be best overall.

[LukakutoStamford 779]

De Bruyne does nothing better than Oscar.

Oscar is the indisputable #10 for Brazil. F***ing Brazil, his ceiling is sky high.

Sadly your first statement is patently false. Oscar does not have nearly the crossing accuracy nor the long range accuracy as De Bruyne; however, there's no shame in that as very few players do.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaIJLpvcd_Q

It's somewhere in there the 45 yard aerial pass to Lukaku that hits him in stride to allow a brilliant 1 v 1 on goal.

[Bacika 188]

Sadly your first statement is patently false. Oscar does not have nearly the crossing accuracy nor the long range accuracy as De Bruyne; however, there's no shame in that as very few players do.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaIJLpvcd_Q

It's somewhere in there the 45 yard aerial pass to Lukaku that hits him in stride to allow a brilliant 1 v 1 on goal.

Agree with this... Oscar passing is poor, and he needs to improve it. De Bruyne is far better passer and his crossing is good, but his problems were more mental I think. His football skills are not the problem.