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Wolfsburg close to wrapping up deal for Kevin De Bruyne

06 January 2014 - 11:18

Chelsea midfielder Kevin De Bruyne has moved a step closer to agreeing a deal to move to Bundesliga side Wolfsburg. The Belgium international's agent has been spotted watching Wolfsburg's winter training camp in Abu Dhabi.

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Patrick De Koster was seen on the sidelines monitoring Wolfsburg's squad in action thus sparking a flurry of transfer gossip in Germany regarding the agent's client De Bruyne finally making a switch to Germany.<br />

De Bruyne has endured a difficult relationship with manager Jose Mourinho since the Portuguese boss arrived at Stamford Bridge and it is reported that the attacking midfielder requested a move away as far back as November.<br />

With competition for places in Belgium's international squad heating up, the player is concerned that a lack of playing time at the Blues is seriously jeapordising his aim to be on the plane to Brazil for the World Cup next summer.<br />

It is understood that Chelsea are ready to sell De Bruyne for a fee of around 10 million Euros, but there could still be an option of a six month loan deal.

Written by Ketan Patel