(FILES) A photo taken on May 30, 2015 in Berlin, shows Wolfsburg's Belgian midfielder Kevin De Bruyne celebrating scoring during the German Cup DFB Pokal final football match against Dortmund. Kevin de Bruyne will play on August 22 against FC Cologne as Wolfsburg's sports directer Klaus Allofs states on august 20, 2015 rejecting rumours of a transfer of de Bruyne to Manchester City. AFP PHOTO / ODD ANDERSEN (FILES) A photo taken on May 30, 2015 in Berlin, shows Wolfsburg's Belgian midfielder Kevin De Bruyne celebrating scoring during the German Cup DFB Pokal final football match against Dortmund. Kevin de Bruyne will play on August 22 against FC Cologne as Wolfsburg's sports directer Klaus Allofs states on august 20, 2015 rejecting rumours of a transfer of de Bruyne to Manchester City. AFP PHOTO / ODD ANDERSEN

Wolfsburg striker Bas Dost has urged Manchester City target Kevin De Bruyne to snub the English giants and help the German side challenge Bayern Munich for this season's Bundesliga title instead. According to British media reports, City are poised to swoop with a £50 million (69.9m euros, $78.1m) offer for the Belgian attacking midfielder and Wolfsburg, last season's runners-up, are desperate to hold onto their star player.

Wolfsburg's sporting director Klaus Allofs has insisted De Bruyne will face Cologne on Saturday and Dost says the team needs the midfielder, who scored 16 goals and supplied 29 assists last season. "He is immensely important, he has put in countless assists and is a real team player," Dutch striker Dost told goal.com. "He's an outstanding player and therefore I hope he stays. If he now leaves, we'll be automatically weaker as a team."

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