Leroy Sane is expected to miss up to nine months of the season (Picture: Getty)

Manchester City remain keen on signing Leroy Sane up to a new long-term deal at the club and will not withdraw their offer to the German following his ACL injury.

The winger was ruled out for up to nine months earlier this month when he was forced off during the Community Shield clash against Liverpool.

Scans showed Sane damaged his anterior cruciate ligament and he’s expected to have surgery in Austria this weekend on the issue.

The injury came just days before the transfer window closed in England and it all but ended Bayern Munich’s hopes of signing Sane this summer.


Sane will have surgery this weekend (Picture: Getty)

The Bundesliga giants had conducted an aggressive pursuit of Sane throughout the window and Metro.co.uk revealed in April that City feared the German’s head had been turned by interest in Bavaria.



Up to that point, City had been confident that Sane would extend his stay at the Etihad and had been willing to significantly improve his current salary of £65,000-a-week.

At no point did Sane state his desire to leave the club but City became sceptical about his representatives’ intentions after progress in negotiations came to a sudden halt when the transfer window opened.

Nevertheless, City remain keen on keeping Sane and have told the winger an offer to stay at the club will remain on the table throughout his rehabilitation.

City feel it’s important to show Sane how valued he is during his recovery and are hopeful that the German will appreciate the support from the club.

Bayern have not dropped their long-term interest but the Bundesliga clubs moved quickly to secure Inter Milan star Ivan Perisic in the short-term.

It’s likely Bayern will wait to see how Sane recovers before reassessing their interest in the winger.

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