What has been done so far is: Filling up the English/Homegrown quote with the best homegrown/english players available. (Roberts, Sterling, Delph). This is very good of course as the club has also brought in a heap of 18 year olds to build for the future not to mention that there are a few youngsters from the EDS steadily approaching the first team.
But when will the finished, top of the line players be added to the squad? The De Bruyne's and Pogba's? It is looking less and less likely that City would get both of them. The one that City is most likely to get is De Bruyne and right now it feels like it's 50/50. But in case City pulls off De Bruyne but not Pogba who would be the Plan B?
Leon Goretzka. Leon Goretzka is one of the most promising box-to-box midfielders in the world and has been for the last 2 years. Unfortunately he has been in the shadow of Pogba and Verratti, respectively. Born in 1995, he made his debut for Bochum in the 2. Bundesliga where he played regularly for the whole 12/13 season and he managed to score 4 goals.
In the summer of 2013 he completed his move to Schalke 04 for what is assumed to be around €4 million. In his first season at Schalke 04 he played 25 games and scored 4 goals in the Bundesliga. He appeared in every Champions League game and smaller cup game as well. In the 14/15 season he was out injured and only managed to make 10 appearance in the League and 1 game in the Champions League. His absence definitely affected Schalke as their results in the league were poor without him at the end of the season.
Goretzka Stats (13/14 Season) :
Successful Tackels: 1, 2
Successful Interceptions: 1, 1
Key Passes: 1, 1
Dribbles: 2, 2
Fouls Committed: 1, 1
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