De Bruyne willing to sign new deal at City
Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne says he is willing to sign a contract extension amid reports the Belgian is close to agreeing a new deal.
De Bruyne has two-and-a-half years to run on his current deal, but it was claimed this week that City is in talks with him over a lucrative two-year extension worth £300,000 ($541,300) per-week.
The 29-year-old, who is with Belgium as it prepares to face England at Wembley on Monday (AEST), was a key part of City's two Premier League titles in 2018 and 2019.
When City was threatened with a European ban last season, De Bruyne was said to be considering his future, but its successful appeal against the suspension means that is no longer a problem.
"I am very happy at the club, I can say now I have not spoken once to the club so I don't know why people are saying I have already agreed to something," De Bruyne, who has been at City since 2015, said.
"I always told everybody I am really happy at the club and I feel comfortable so if the people at the club want to talk to me I am open to that and we will see what happens.
"But at the moment nothing has happened so I just get on with the way it goes."
City was linked with a move for Lionel Messi after the Argentinean superstar became unhappy at Barcelona in the close-season.
The deal never happened as Messi opted to stay in Spain for legal reasons, but it has been reported City will return with a new offer at the end of this season.
City is an obvious choice for Messi given Pep Guardiola is its manager, but De Bruyne is non-plussed about the speculation.
"I don't really care to be honest. If he comes it's a good thing, if he doesn't there is enough good players at the club who I enjoy playing with, so that is not for now," he said.