Former Manchester City full-back Bacary Sagna believes that Jamal Musiala is the man to replace Kevin De Bruyne.
With the Belgian into his 30s and increasingly suffering from injury problems at Manchester City, attention will be turning to who can take over from the playmaker in the long term.
City signed Matheus Nunes in the summer from Wolves, but with Ilkay Gundogan now at Barcelona it would be no surprise to see Pep Guardiola turn to the transfer market once more to find someone who can step in when and if De Bruyne is no longer first choice.
Musiala is making waves at Bayern and is one of the most creative, direct and dangerous youngsters in European football, and Sagna has taken notice.
He told Genting Casino : “Jamal Musiala is a player that could step into Kevin de Bruyne’s shoes in the future. He is a young player with a lot of quality. He is good in the one-against-one battles and over short spaces with and without the ball. Musiala is decisive in every game (for Bayern). He was in Chelsea’s youth system, so he knows the demands of English football and wouldn’t have to adjust to learning a new language or culture.
“He has a bright future. If he worked under Pep, he would learn so much in such a short space of time. He would become an even better player under Pep and working with the players at Manchester City every single day.
“I am not saying that Bayern’s players are not good, they are a brilliant team, but they play a more direct style of football and their football isn’t as dynamic as Manchester City’s. At Manchester City, he would have more space on the pitch because Pep would make sure that he set up his team to put Musiala in areas where he would have space.
“Pep is all about the tactics and the way that City play would suit his game perfectly. I think Musiala would improve so much under Pep Guardiola."