Midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White, currently a first-team player for Nottingham Forest, as well as Florian Wirtz, are among the targets for Manchester City in the upcoming transfer window, as potential successors to long-time captain Kevin De Bruyne this summer. De Bruyne announced on Friday that his time at Manchester City is coming to an end after 10 years with the Etihad club.Pep Guardiola’s team is focused on quickly finding a suitable replacement for the 33-year-old Belgian, and both of the aforementioned players have emerged as potential options. That said, City doesn’t plan to fully commit to any major signings until their new sporting director, Hugo Viana, settles into the club.Manchester City are weighing up summer moves for both Florian Wirtz and Morgan Gibbs-White as they look to strengthen their midfield options. pic.twitter.com/EkVLRRDfs3— Transfer News (@TransfersLlVE) April 8, 2025 Regardless of whether City looks for De Bruyne’s replacement within the current squad or on the transfer market, one thing is clear — reinforcements are badly needed. This has not been the kind of season we’ve come to expect from Manchester City, and the team is now battling for qualification into one of the European competitions.As widely known, Wirtz has been shining at Bayer Leverkusen for several seasons and is certainly one of the key contributors to their Bundesliga title this year. On the other hand, Gibbs-White has had an impressive season so far, with five goals and nine assists in 27 Premier League appearances for Nottingham Forest — a team currently chasing a spot in the Champions League. The 25-year-old, whose contract runs until 2027, earned his first call-up to the national team last August and has made two appearances since.Kevin, it’s been an honour! De Bruyne says farewell to City with a heartwarming messageWirtz, who was named Player of the Season in Leverkusen’s title-winning campaign, is unsurprisingly drawing major interest, and Bayer is reportedly demanding 150 million euros for him. Bayern Munich has also entered the race.Wirtz’s contract runs until 2027, but there is still a possibility that terms could be renegotiated, even though Leverkusen CEO Fernando Carro said back in November that chances of an extension were very high.##NAJAVA_MECA_8842578##
