Amid heavy interest from Manchester City and Bayern Munich, the Wolfsburg transfer chief admits keeping the Belgian will be a struggle
Wolfsburg sporting director Klaus Allofs insists the club are working to keep Kevin De Bruyne at the club and hold off advances from Manchester City.
Last season's Bundesliga Player of the Year has been linked to City all summer - with the Etihad outfit having made a £50 million bid - while German champions Bayern Munich are also believed to be in the running.
Allofs claims Vfl will continue fighting to hold on to their talisman, but admitted it is not in the German club's interest to turn away offers of a certain size.
"I believe that he could feel at home in Wolfsburg for another one or two years," the official told Sport 1.
"I want to emphasise that we are making an effort to convince him to stay, but we consider everything should there be serious offers. We'll discuss it and make a decision."
Head coach Dieter Hecking had suggested the rumours are affecting the 24-year-old, but he nevertheless insists keeping him for 2015-16 is part of the club's plan.
"We are still doing all we can," he told Kicker. "We want Kevin to stay. That's our main priority."
De Bruyne was signed from Chelsea for €25m in January 2014 and inspired Wolfsburg to second in the Bundesliga and victory in the DFB-Pokal last season.
The playmaker has a contract at Wolfsburg until June 2019. [GOAL]
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