Wolfsburg are desperate to keep hold of De Bruyne, however City have not given up hope of enticing the Belgium international back to the Premier League.
Manuel Pellegrini has already signed England ace Raheem Sterling from Liverpool this summer, however he is desperate to bolster his attack even more by adding De Bruyn to the Etihad ranks.
But City know Wolfsburg will resist all attempts to sign De Bruyne, so it may take him to publicly declare his intentions to leave to force the move to go through.
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Kevin De Bruyne may have to force his move to Manchester City
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