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How to replace one of the biggest midfielders in the history of the Premier League? Well, this is an unenviable question that is now facing Manchester City.
Kevin de Bruyne will leave the Etihad stadium At the end of the current campaign after a decade of exceptional service. Belgian was crucial in the city sides of Pep Guardiola who dominated English football and he would go out to a transformative figure in Premier league.
Injuries are limited BruyneInfluence in the last two years, because the cruel squeeze of the father of Time is a dusty, but the memories of the Mesmer’s midfielder will live for some time with amazing accurate distribution, thunder from the range and effortlessly with 30-meter skaters are difficult to replace.
But it’s a challenge that City And their employment team must overcome as they entered the new era. Finding a replacement similar to or may be impossible, but there are a number of stunning talents in the middle in Europe that could help fill the void.
There is no club across the world football that would not improve with the presence of Florian Wirtz. The rise of a 21-year-old with Bayer Leverkusen was stunning and despite his gentle age, he had already collected almost 200 appearances with Die Werkself. ACL injury threatened to decorate his early development, but the offensive midfielder was impressively bounced.
Wirtz was made up of a historic undisputed double double duel of Leverkusen, achieved 18 and helped 19 in all competitions, while Xabi Alonso around forged the side. The competition of a young German international for seemingly creating space from the air, and its ruthless effect makes it one of the brightest forces in Europe.
It is not surprising that such consistently extraordinary performances have already caught around the city – between many others – And Wirtz would surely be a generational talent capable of continuing De Bruyne’s heritage. Although they are not identical players in any move, they share excellent distribution, undervalued agility and the eye for a goal as fundamental attributes.
Wirtz’s huge price – almost certainly over £ 100m – is the only lack of what would be an exceptional addition.
Talking about the precious talents of the Bundesliga, enter the Xavi Simons. The Dutchman finally secured a permanent way out of Paris Saint-Germain during the last winter transmission as it continues to capture RB Leipzig.
Managing 23 contributions from the German side last season, speculation came into the long -term future of the attacker, in the midst of significant interest in Bayern from Munich last summer. The signing of permanent with Leipzig did not end such a conversation about the transfer ahead of the upcoming window, and the Premier League was Labeled as your next destination.
The city would be naive to neglect Simone as a potential heir to De Bruyne’s throne. The versatile 21-year-old, who is also easily found in wide positions, has a natural flair that is simply unquestionable, and although he lags a little behind Wirtz and Bayern Jamalo Musal in his development, the sky remains the border for the Dutch international.
Simons boasts De Bruyne to float over the lawn of effort, avoiding opposition challenges with a neat foot work and rapid changes in the direction. Goals and assists are also common for a young man who could be available at an affordable price of around £ 60m this summer – which is a much cheaper alternative to Wirtz.
Morgan Rogers showed the signs of promises during his first half -season in Aston villa But he surpassed all expectations during his first full campaign in West Midlands. Exceptional ability to manage men una emer England Caps and violated 20 contributions for the goal in all competitions at the club level.
But the city already knew about the huge potential of Rogers before the villa switch. The 22-year-old spent four years with Guardiola’s side at the beginning of his career, although he failed to show up before he started permanently in the Middlesbrough 2023. Six months after his arrival at the Riverside Stadium, Villa saw enough to convince them. They failed £ 15m at Rogers in Janaury 2024 and has not looked back since then.
Rogers would not be a replacement for De Bruyne. The couple are very different individuals and do not take up the same spaces, although the Villa star showed their versatility under Emery. But there were few midfielder attackers more devastating than Rogers this season, who has a tireless rate of work to fit his incredible technical skill.
Rogers is not the only Englishman shining in the number of ten roles in Midlands. Morgan Gibbs-White enjoys another extremely successful campaign with Noottingham forestwho seem to be destined to ensure this season qualifying for the surprise of the Champions League. Could even win a FA cup if bypass the city in the semifinals.
Gibbs-White was an integral part of the amazing Forest campaign, even if a rather modest number of five goals and seven assists does not necessarily jump from the site. Unlike Wirtza, Simon and Rogers, the forest star can act as a more defensive presence on a well -organized Nuno Espirito Santo. No passengers shift the ball on the city ground.
But Gibbs-White is still known for its offensive creativity, finding pockets of space between the lines and crossing the passages to the rapid, turning wings. The city was at the receiving end of a single Delivery Delivery in their 1-0 defeat of forest In early March, as De Bruyne-Esque through the ball, he eventually turned Callum Hudson-Odoi.
According to AthleticGibbs -white is one of those who are estimated this summer as a potential replacement for De Bruyne – along with the aforementioned Wirtz. There is no reason that the 25-year-old cannot further flourish under Guardiola.
