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Vincent Kompany has urged Manchester City to wrap up a deal for Kevin de Bruyne.

The Belgian defender believes his countryman can be the final piece of the jigsaw in Manuel Pellegrini’s bid to reclaim the Premier League title.

City have tabled a bid of around £46m for the Wolfsburg playmaker, who they have tracked since the end of last season.

And Kompany is eager to see a deal concluded for the German Player of the Year.

“Any team he goes to he will make them stronger,” said the City captain.

“He’s a phenomenal player. A complete player.”

Wolfsburg are so far driving a hard bargain for a player who provided more assists than any other in Europe’s top five leagues last season.

The German club, who are backed by car manufacturing giant Wolkswagen and have qualified for the Champions League, are under no financial pressure to sell.

As revealed by MEN Sport on Wednesday, City now want the 24-year-old to declare his intention to move to the Etihad.

That should help force through a deal that has become increasingly protracted.

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It is understood that De Bruyne has set his heart on a transfer back to the Premier League with City after failing to establish himself at Chelsea.

Pellegrini has already completed the signings of Raheem Sterling, Fabian Delph and Fulham starlet Patrick Roberts this summer.

Kompany believes those new additions, as well as a squad that has been rejuvenated after a trophyless campaign last season can return to the Premier League’s summit.

They sent out a statement with Monday’s 3-0 win against West Brom and can build a five-point on Chelsea with victory against Chelsea on Sunday.

Kompany said: “It’s great to see your main players performing early in the season, but it’s a long season.

“Raheem was great. We have so many top players, Samir (Nasri), Delph coming back. Kun (Aguero) was on the bench, Zabaleta, it’s all going to be about the squad. But getting players to that level of performance.

“Our squad can become stronger just by getting everyone in the right direction. We had so many players who just didn’t perform last season - and I was one of them.

“If they do perform this year it will be like having six or seven new players. Then we will have a stronger squad. But players like Raheem, Dellph from what I’ve seen and Patrick Roberts too, they’ll give us something different, so many options.”

On De Bruyne Kompany added: “Let’s put it this way, he definitely wouldn’t make the team weaker.”