The rebuild has well and truly begun for Manchester City as winger Leroy Sane completed a protracted transfer to Bayern Munich. The 24-year old German winger had made no secret of his desire to return to his homeland and his refusal to sign a new contract forced City to sell their prized asset.

Leroy Sane has joined Bayern Munich. #ThankYouLeroyhttps://t.co/FwlHmoCJTT

— Manchester City (@ManCity) July 3, 2020https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Sane had struggled over the last 12 months at Etihad Stadium, a serious knee injury picked up in the Community Shield final against Liverpool has meant he has been below his best. The German forward passed his medical earlier this week in Germany, signing a five-year contract with the 2020 Bundesliga champions.