Kevin De Bruyne is recently transferred from VfL Wolfsburg to Manchester City. (Photo : Reuters)
Current English Premier League leader Manchester City's attacking options have just further improved with the £55-million signing of Kevin De Bruyne from Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg on Sunday.
De Bruyne's transfer is the latest of three big-money acquisitions by City in this summer transfer window after snagging attacking midfielder Raheem Sterling from Liverpool for £49 million last July and center back Nicolas Otamendi from Valencia for £32 million two weeks ago.
The Belgium international received a six-year deal from the Citizen's and will wear no. 17 for the Etihad giants, as reported by BBC Sport.
Manager Manuel Pellegrini is said to be ecstatic of the move, saying that "it takes a special player" to make his team improve more than it actually is.
City won its first four games in the current season, and all in spectacular, high-scoring fashion, to put them on top of the league with 12 points. The 24-year-old winger is projected to provide more pace, balance, and high-octane offense for the Sky Blues.
With the addition of De Bruyne to a deep midfield lineup already composed of Sterling, Fernandinho, David Silva, and Yaya Touré, opposing defenses is expected to be left dispiritingly confused where the goals are going to come from.
Spanish winger Jesus Navas is reportedly the most likely starter to be relegated to a reserve role for Pellegrini to give way to the arrival of the Belgian sensation, according to Daily Mail Online.
This concludes Manchester City's £109 million summer spending that saw their lineup improve by leaps and bounds both in offense and defense.
