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Schalke sporting director Christian Heidel has confirmed Manchester City target Leroy Sane wants to leave the German side in the current transfer window - and strongly suggested an English club are set to sign him.

A fee of around £42 million is thought to be on the table, with City keen to add Sane's blistering pace to their forward line ahead of the new season.

"Leroy Sane has expressed a desire to leave the club this summer," Heidel told the German media.

Sane, 20, has been heavily linked with a move to the Etihad Stadium for some time.

M.E.N. Sport revealed in January that City scouts had been dispatched to watch the winger on numerous occasions – and with new manager Pep Guardiola a known admirer of his talent, their interest has been stepped up this summer now the Catalan has officially taken over.

Bayern Munich's interest in the youngster cooled over the weekend, leaving City in pole position to land a player who was part of Jogi Low's German squad for this summer's European Championships.