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Marcel Schafer wants Kevin De Bruyne stay

In-form midfielder Kevin De Bruyne needs to remember his past struggles in England before considering a return, according to Wolfsburg teammate Marcel Schafer.

Marcel Schafer has urged in-form Wolfsburg teammate Kevin De Bruyne to stay with the club for at least another season amid speculation over a summer move away.

The ex-Chelsea midfielder has reportedly courted interest from Manchester City after bagging seven assists and three goals in his last eight games for the Bundesliga side.

The Belgian left Stamford Bridge for £18m last January in a bid to secure first-team football, and Schafer has told the 23-year-old to remember his past struggles in England before deciding his future.

"I think that our chances [of keeping De Bruyne] are really good," he told reporters. "He has already experienced not getting so much time on the field at Chelsea, which is top club in Europe.

"And that is why I think the best thing for him would be to stay for minimum one more year at Wolfsburg. Next year he could play Champions League here and win titles with us.

"If you want to win titles you need extraordinary players. And you really have to say that Kevin De Bruyne is at the moment the best player in the Bundesliga not only because of his stats. You can see that in every single game. And we're really, really happy to have him and to keep him till the next season or maybe a little bit longer."

De Bruyne, whose contract expires in 2019, has scored 14 and set up 23 goals in all competitions this season.

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