The news of Kevin De Bruyne’s chronic hamstring problem has increased expectations for Manchester City to once again search the market for a successor.

The hamstring injury suffered by the Belgian midfielder during last week’s 0-3 victory over Burnley in the Premier League is believed to be a recurrence of the one he received in the Champions League final.

De Bruyne was taken off during the first half of the legendary 1-0 triumph over Inter in Istanbul back in June, which caused the issue at Turf Moor to worsen but allowed him to recuperate far more quickly than was anticipated before the start of the new season.

The Belgium captain may now be sidelined for the remainder of 2023 and return to action in early 2024 as a result of Manchester City’s consideration of having surgery on him.

Aside from Lucas Paqueta, it is expected that club transfer authorities will go to the transfer market for potential reinforcements and replacements due to Kevin De Bruyne’s significance to Manchester City’s midfield choices and attacking threat.

Gianluca Di Marzio claims that offensive midfielder Dani Olmo of RB Leipzig, a Spanish international, is Pep Guardiola’s ideal successor for Kevin De Bruyne.

It is noted that at the time, RB Leipzig have the intention of selling the 25-year-old, fresh off the back of his hat-trick performance against Bayern Munich in the German Super Cup, while it is claimed that Manchester City is seeking to “understand the feasibility of a transfer”.

According to the article, Olmo’s Leipzig contract has a €55 million release clause, although it won’t go into effect until the next campaign. Therefore, the Bundesliga team might ask for between €80 million and €100 million for the player.

Despite the huge sums cited in the report, City’s desire is reiterated and it is claimed that representatives of Etihad Stadium will continue to try to negotiate a contract in the weeks to come.

Regarding Lucas Paqueta, the West Ham United midfielder was viewed as a target for Manchester City regardless of what would happen to Bernardo Silva and despite the ailment that Kevin De Bruyne is currently dealing with.As West Ham is open to either a temporary or permanent move for the England under-21 star, the London club will look to negotiate a deal for Cole Palmer in exchange but in a separate deal. City are expecting to deepen negotiations over the 25-year-old in the coming days.The entire Premier League has expressed interest in Palmer, and it is known that Manchester City rejected a £30 million offer from Brighton & Hove Albion early in the summer season.