Guardiola: Sane close to completing permanent Bayern move

Leroy Sane’s move to Bayern Munich is all but done, pending a few details that need to be ironed out before the deal can be announced.

Bayern Munich has reportedly reached an agreement with Manchester City to sign Leroy Sane in a deal worth 45 million Euros plus add-ons.

Manchester City winger Leroy Sane has decided to move on from the club and is likely to begin his next chapter with German champion Bayern Munich, Pep Guardiola said on Wednesday.

British and German media reported on Tuesday that Bayern had reached an agreement with City to sign Sane in a deal worth 45 million euros plus add-ons, with the winger poised to a sign a five-year deal with the Bundesliga club.

Guardiola confirmed that there were a few details that needed to be ironed out before the deal could be announced.

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“It looks like it, but it's not already done. There are some little issues but it looks like he is going to go to Munich. We wish him all the best and thanks for our years together,” Guardiola told reporters ahead of Thursday's Premier League clash against Liverpool.

“He will have another chapter at a fantastic club in Bayern. He wanted to leave. Everyone has their own life and he decided to move on. I would have loved for him to stay but he believed he would be better and happier there,” he added.

City's reign as Premier League champion came to an end after last week's 2-1 defeat by Chelsea gave Liverpool an insurmountable 23-point lead at the top of the standings with seven games to play.

Guardiola admits City, which was beaten 3-1 by Liverpool at Anfield earlier in the season, has a point to prove when it welcomes Juergen Klopp's side to the Etihad.

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“We are incredibly satisfied with what we have done, but with athletes that is never enough. The past is the past... the show must go on,” he said.

Guardiola, 49, insists his side will be back in top form next season. “We are going to make Liverpool feel (the heat) next season and the other opponents as well, try to fight with them for the next chapters in the league,” the Spanish manager said.

He added that he has a healthy respect for his Liverpool counterpart Klopp, “I don’t know him that well but I admire him and the way that his teams play football. He wants to win, I want to win but when it is finished the game is over.”