Manchester City will have to soon look for a successor to Kevin De Bruyne
Kevin De Bruyne remains one of the best players in world football when fit and firing but he's suffered with injuries over the last couple of seasons and has missed a fair chunk of this campaign already. He is out of contract in the summer and his long-term future remains up in the air.
What happens with Pep Guardiola's own long term future may well play a part but City will surely need to look for a succession plan to the brilliant Belgian. It is not the club's style to spend big on back-up players, the absence of a natural Rodri replacement is proof of that. Indeed City potentially have the perfect solution in their ranks in Phil Foden.
But seeing De Bruyne depart and not bringing in another potential creative midfielder or number 10 would be poor planning at best. And there are plenty of candidates out there, many of who have been linked with City over the past few months. Here we identify a few - plus one who is already signed up.
ALSO READ: Messi magic and a viral video - the imminent City transfer that could prove a £12.5m bargainClaudio Echeverri Club: Manchester CityThe long-term solution? City will welcome the Argentina sensation into their squad in January when he arrives from River Plate having spent the past 12 months back on loan in his homeland after a deal was struck last year to bring him to the Etihad.
He offers plenty of promise and potential and Julian Alvarez and Savinho have shown how new arrivals can make their mark in the first team. But Echerverri is just 18 and patience will be required for a talented playmaker who will have done well to simply achieve a place in the squad before the campaign is out.Wirtz has been exceptional in Leverkusen's recent rise under Xabi Alonso.
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