Manchester City have rejected Bayern Munich's opening bid of £70.7m for winger Leroy Sane, with the German champions expected to return with a follow-up offer.
Sane has been a hot topic in Bavaria in recent times, with several players and members of staff backing his potential arrival, so it was hardly a shock when the team submitted their €80m bid for the forward last week. Nor was it a shock that the domestic treble winners rejected this opening approach, with Pep Guardiola keen to keep the 23-year-old in Manchester.
As reported by the Guardian, Bayern tabled the bid with the hope of replacing at least one of the departing duo of Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery, but they will have to do better than the initial £70.