Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne has backed new recruit Leroy Sane to shine in the Premier League.

De Bruyne successfully swapped the Bundesliga for the English top flight last year, scoring 16 goals in all competitions after City paid Wolfsburg a club-record fee – reportedly £55million - for the Belgium international's services.

Sane established himself as the star performer at Schalke last term and De Bruyne believes his own eye for an assist – he created nine Premier League goals in 2015-16 - will work well in tandem with the 20-year-old Germany attacker, whose international team-mate Ilkay Gundogan was Pep Guardiola's first close-season recruit.

"Leroy Sane is a class player. I want him to shine with my assists," De Bruyne told Sport Bild.

"My aim is the title. To reach this it's important we have new players like Sane or Gundogan."