Man City could move for Xavi Simons to fill a need in their squad.

With Kevin De Bruyne having announced that he is set to leave Man City at the end of the 24/25 season Pep Guardiola’s squad is in desperate need of creativity in midfield. This was a need that had to be addressed irrespective of De Bruyne’s decision. One player has always loomed at City’s number-one target for that role. That is Bayer Leverkusen playmaker Florian Wirtz.

But if…