PHOTO:Manchester City land their new boy Leroy Sane £37million plus add-ons as pressure mount on Raheem Sterling
Manchester City
finally land their player, 20-year-old German attacker has Sane for a reported
transfer fee of £37million plus add-ons.
Sane is regarded as
one of the most highly-rated young players in world football and will be
nurtured alongside established world-class stars such as David Silva and Sergio
Aguero in Manchester.
But what do we know
about the youngster?
Name
Leroy Sane.
Age
20. He was born of
January 11, 1996.
Birthplace
Essen, Germany. He has
dual German/French nationality. He is the son of Regina Weber, a German former
rhythmic gymnast, and Senegal-born, France-raised former footballer Souleyman
Sane.
Clubs
SG Wattenscheid
(2001-05), Schalke 04 (2005-08), Bayer Leverkusen (2008-11), Schalke 04
(2011-16), Manchester City (2016-)
Stats
He made his senior
breakthrough with Schalke in 2014 and went on to play 57 times for the
Bundesliga club, scoring 13 goals.
Sane has represented
Germany at under-19 and under-21 level and made his senior debut against France
in November of last year before being included in Joachim Loew's Euro 2016
squad.
Style
An attacking
midfielder who loves to dribble.
What they said
Schalke general
manager Horst Heldt said in 2014: "Leroy is a very
talented young player able to feature in various attacking positions.
"He impressed
during this year's UEFA Youth League competition for our U19 side and he is
already a wanted starlet.
"Some clubs were
interested in him. We are delighted he never had any doubts regarding his
future at Schalke."
Pep Guardiola last year said: "Leroy Sane is a
huge talent and I can only congratulate Germany on having a talent like
him."
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