Manchester City's pursuit of Kevin de Bruyne pays off

Kevin De Bruyne has revealed how Manchester City spoke to him constantly throughout their long pursuit of him last summer.

The Belgium playmaker finally joined City in a club record £54m (€67m) deal from Wolfsburg last August after months of speculation.

In public City gave little away during their lengthy negotiations for the former Chelsea player but, behind the scenes, De Bruyne was in no doubt how much the club wanted him.