Vincent Kompany hopes Kevin De Bruyne joins Man City

Manchester City skipper Vincent Kompany believes Kevin De Bruyne would be a terrific acquisition for the Premier League club.

City have been tracking former Chelsea midfielder De Bruyne for most of the summer and are reportedly lining up a near £50m offer to his current club Wolfsburg.

Raheem Sterling has already arrived at City along with former Aston Villa favourite Fabian Delph, and Kompany has been impressed by both. And the Belgium international defender is convinced it would be a great piece of business if City were to seal a deal for his compatriot.

"Let me put it this way, he (De Bruyne) is definitely not going to make the team weaker. He's a phenomenal player," Kompany said.

Vincent Kompany would like to see Manchester City sign Kevin De Bruyne "Our squad can become stronger by getting everyone in the right direction.

"We had so many players - and I was one of them, especially at the end of last season - who didn't perform and if they do, then it's like having six or seven new players. Then we do have a stronger squad.

"Players like Raheem and Delph, from what I've seen, will give us something different."

City host Chelsea on Sunday in an early clash between the Premier League rivals after Monday's 3-0 win at West Brom, where Kompany scored the third goal.

Victory would be an early marker in the title race but Kompany is content to let others take the spotlight after finishing runners-up to Chelsea last season.

"We are happy to let all the other ones be the favourites. For us, it's a different position to be in and maybe a good challenge for the team to take on," said the 29-year-old.

"There's a lot of hunger in this team, a lot of desire to do well and the first hour on Monday was exceptional.

"We have shown what we can do and what every manager will say now is, why not do it every game?

"So far, it's a 100 per cent record but let's not get ahead of ourselves."