Chelsea Transfer News: Andre Schurlle Deal On Verge Of Collapse

by Joseph Dempsey

international business times. The deal for the German striker was thought to be virtually complete with the Bundesliga club agreeing to a fee of £20 million for their star player, but it is now in danger of falling apart due to De Bruyne's reluctance to leave the Blues until he knows who will succeed Rafael Benitez as manager in the summer. The Belgian youngster had been offered to Leverkusen as part of efforts to smooth over Schurlle's departure. He has spent the last season on loan in the Bundesliga and has attracted interest from The Lions, but the move is now in danger of stalling as he is keen to find out who the next Chelsea manager will be before deciding whether or not to permanently leave the club. De Bruyne's agent Patrick Koster has also stressed his client's wish to hold off from cutting all ties with the club until he has a view of the bigger picture at the West London outfit. "We have an open relationship, so there have been talks," Koster told Voetbal International.

"We will wait and see who the new coach is."
As well as attracting interest from Leverkusen, De Bruyne has also reportedly been tracked by Borussia Dortmund, who are on the look-out for a new attacking midfielder having lost Mario Gotze to Bayern Munich.

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Joseph is an accredited football journalist and has interviewed nearly all of the current 20 Barclay's Premier League managers. He is also a correspondent for Bleacher Report and has written for Caught Offside and Give Me Football.