Kevin de Bruyne's agent addresses Man City transfer rumours amid UEFA appeal

straight to your inboxThe summer transfer window is now open, and Manchester City look set to be pretty active.City will be looking to make some new acquisitions this summer as they look to mount a challenge to wrestle the Premier League title back from Liverpool's grasp next season.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola was quick to point out Kevin De Bruyne's second goal in a game where the Manchester City star equalled a Premier League record for assists.A ball finished off by Raheem Sterling was enough for the Belgian to draw level with Thierry Henry on 20 assists for a league campaign. He was unable to further add to his tally, although did smash two goals in a 5-0 victory.

straight to your inbox Manchester City fans want to see Pep Guardiola name as strong a side as possible for their match with Norwich City, despite there being nothing to play for. City will bring their underwhelming domestic campaign to a close on the final day of the Premier League season on Sunday and, since they're secured in second and Norwich are long since relegated, there is nothing at stake in the match.

straight to your inboxKevin De Bruyne insists he is not bothered if he does not break the Premier League assist record in Manchester City's final game of the season at home to relegated Norwich.De Bruyne has 19 assists - his best-ever return in a season - and needs one more to equal Thierry Henry's record in the final match.The Belgian already feels like he has broken the record, but has had two assists taken off him in both meetings with Arsenal, after the Premier League judged the ball took a

straight to your inbox Leroy Sane has urged reported Manchester City target David Alaba not to leave Bayern Munich this summer, as he outlined the defender's qualities. Sane, who left City to join Bayern last month, has spoken for the first time about his reasons for swapping Manchester for Munich, saying the long-term project at the Allianz Arena was more aligned to his own plans.

straight to your inboxPhil Foden has revealed Raheem Sterling and Kevin De Bruyne were both disappointed in the dressing room despite both playing a key role in Manchester City's 4-0 win over Watford.Sterling scored a brace before his shot was saved into the path of Foden for City's third with De Bruyne's perfect free-kick allowing Aymeric Laporte to score the fourth.The goals from Sterling took him to 19 league goals for the season - although he may be frustrated by seeing his initial penalty

straight to your inboxJamie Redknapp says Kevin De Bruyne is desperate for the Premier League assists record. The Belgian midfielder pulled the strings in Manchester City's win over Watford, creating chance after chance for his side.He set up one goal, curling in a fine free-kick for Aymeric Laporte to head home.That took him to 19 assists for the season, just one away from Thierry Henry's record of 20 wth just one game left this season.

straight to your inboxManchester City will finish a long way behind Liverpool in the Premier League table and if the winning culture that has been demonstrated at the Etihad Stadium over the course of the past decade is anything to go by, that is unlikely to recur next season.Pep Guardiola will be determined to restore City's dominance, with an area that is set to be addressed being the centre of his defence.Vincent Kompany departed the club last summer and no replacement has been purchased

straight to your inboxManchester City and Uefa could both have good reason to object to the publication of the details of the Blues’ Uefa ban triumph. The club was delighted last week when the independent Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) announced that it had cleared City of the governing body’s allegatons that they had breached financial fair play rules.

straight to your inbox Kevin De Bruyne's agent insists the Belgian playmaker is in no rush to sign a new contract at Manchester City, but is happy at the Etihad. De Bruyne was one of the players linked with a move away from the club if the Blues were unsuccessful in their appeal against a two-year ban from European competition, but Patrick De Koster, who represents the City midfielder, insists that was never considered.

straight to your inboxMonday’s verdict by the Court of Arbitration for Sport did not just mean Manchester City will be back in the Champions League next season.The repercussions if the Blues had lost their appeal to the two-year ban imposed by Uefa would have been heavy indeed.It would have cost them at least £200million in revenue, could have cost them the services of key players like Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling, and might have seen Pep Guardiola decide to go with a year left on his

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola said that buying new players will not be the key to cutting out the weaknesses which have cost his team the Premier League this season.The Manchester City boss saw his side slip to their ninth defeat of the campaign, losing 1-0 at Southampton.And he admitted that the way the game went – dominance of the ball, chances created and not taken, and then losing due to an individual error – was a microcosm of the whole league season.City will enter the transfer

straight to your inboxBrazil legend Rivaldo believes that Barcelona star Lionel Messi could be tempted to make a sensational switch to Man City before he finishes his career.