Sane rejects City contract offer ahead of Bayern move

Leroy Sane has rejected Manchester City’s latest contract offer and wants to leave the club, Pep Guardiola has confirmed.

Sane hopes to join Bayern Munich and could leave this season or when his contract expires in the summer of 2021 after resisting City’s attempts to extend his stay in Manchester.

The Germany international was heavily linked with Bayern last summer before suffering knee ligament damage during the Community Shield which ruled him out for seven months.

Guardiola said he is “so disappointed” that Sane wants to leave City and described the 2018 PFA Young

Player of the Year as a “special” talent.

“Leroy said he doesn’t want to extend his contract,” the City manager revealed on Friday. “If he wants to leave it is going to happen this summer or at the end of the contract. The club talked to me a few times, he rejected his contract

“I’m so disappointed. When we make an offer it’s because we want him, he’s got special quality that is difficult to find.

“We tried before the injury, he rejected. He has other wishes and I understand, we want players who want to commit and achieve our targets.

“I love him so much, he’s incredible. I’ve nothing against him. He wants another adventure. That happens and we’ll help him while he’s here, and focus on the players who want to stay here.”

Sane has appeared to be nearing an exit from the Etihad since the end of last season and changed representatives earlier this year in a bid to secure a move to Bayern.

The 24-year-old, who joined City from Schalke 04 for £37m in 2016, has not played for City's first team since August due to his cruciate ligament injury.

Sane was an unused substitute during Wednesday's win over Arsenal, despite new rules following Project Restart which allow Premier League side to use up to five substitutes.