Leroy Sane is yet to put pen to paper over a new deal (Picture: Getty)

Manchester City fear their protracted contract negotiations with Leroy Sane are a result of the winger’s head being turned by offers to leave the Etihad.

The German has two years to run on his existing deal at the Etihad and the club have been keen to agree fresh terms with him on a new long-term contract.

City have signed the likes of Sergio Aguero, David Silva and Kevin De Bruyne to new deals in the last 12 months, while they handed new deals to relatively-new signings like Bernardo Silva, Ederson and Bernardo Silva in recognition of their form in the north-west.



The club felt they had made progress with Sane’s representatives in March and had been confident that the winger had decided to stay at the Etihad, though they still had some way to go on finalising the numbers.


Sane is out of favour under Pep Guardiola (Picture: Getty)

However, City feel they are doing much of the pushing and there’s been little urgency from Sane’s camp to progress talks further.

Members on City’s board now fear Sane’s had his head turned and is happy to let the contract situation rumble on.

Bayern Munich were interested in signing Sane when he left Schalke in 2016 and have long considered the German to be an ideal replacement for Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben.

Sane wants regular firs tteam football (Picture: Getty)

The Bundesliga giants are already preparing for next season with the £68million signing of Lucas Hernandez and they’re spending could top £200m this summer.

Sane is the new poster boy of German football and his acquisition would usher in a new era at the Allianz Arena.

Guardiola has favoured Bernardo Silva for much of this term but his use of Sane in recent weeks has been particularly peculiar.

The German was brought on with minutes remaining in City’s first leg Champions League quarter-final defeat to Spurs and started again as a substitute in the second leg.

Sane was then expected to start City’s league fixture against Spurs after their draining defeat to Mauricio Pochettino’s side just days earlier but he was again left on the bench.

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