Sane Leaves Man City: Oyarzabal, Torres, Sancho, Who Might Guardiola Sign?

Leroy Sane (Instagram @leroysane19)

JAKARTA - Leroy Sane's lunge at Manchester City ended. The Germany international is expected to complete his transfer to Bayern Munich this Wednesday.

Initially, Sane will be released to Bavaria with a tag of 49 million euros (44.5 million pounds). But the price has now risen to 60 million euros (54.5 million pounds). Stats Perform News said, Sane is one step further to Aliianz Arena.

A key player as City claimed successive Premier League titles in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons is en route to Germany. Now speculation is blowing hard, who is the player Pep Guardiola is chasing to replace Sane in City's attack?

The City manager previously said he could lead the team with the current stock of players he has. As happened this season, when Sane suffered a knee ligament injury.

However, the Premier League title drifting to Liverpool in Sane's absence tells a story of its own. Meanwhile, the decision not to find a specialist replacement for captain Vincent Kompany last year could be potentially just as bad if it is done again.

The double factor in the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on football and the ban from competing in the Champions League for two consecutive seasons, which is currently on appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), could also affect City's spending process on the transfer market.

However, if City are looking to find a replacement for Sane, are there any names listed below that can be brought to Manchester?

Mikel Oyarzabal

Real Sociedad star Oyarzabal has scored double-digit league goals in the last two seasons. He scored 12 goals in 2017-18 and 13 in 2018-19 - surpassing Sane's 10 goals scored each season.

This natural left-handed player is unlike City attackers Bernardo Silva and Riyad Mahrez who often operate on the left side. The 23-year-old has also scored nine goals so far. His release clause is 75 million euros.

3 - Players with the most left-footed goals in @LaLigaEN this season: 18 - Lionel Messi10 - Lucas Pérez9 - MIKEL OYARZABALSilk. pic.twitter.com/6X5u4AAdzD

- OptaJose (@OptaJose) June 14, 2020

Ferran Torres

Torres, who turns 20 in February, has enjoyed a stunning season at Valencia after starring in Spain's Under-19 European Cup win last year. He scored both goals in the last win over Portugal after being the executioner on penalties when he beat France in the semifinals.

Super Deporte reported last month that Ferran was leading the list of possible heirs for Sane set by City's director of football, Txiki Begiristain. Torres is a skilled winger capable of operating on both sides of the pitch.

1 - @ valenciacf_en's Ferran Torres has become the first player born in 2000 to score for a Spanish team in @ChampionsLeague. Future. pic.twitter.com/qAW29Aly33

- OptaJose (@OptaJose) November 5, 2019

Jadon Sancho

The 20-year-old England star has been directly involved in 33 goals for Borussia Dortmund this season. He scored 17 goals and 16 assists in 32 Bundesliga matches. More than last season, which was only 12 goals and 14 assists.

Sancho was a graduate of Manchester City's youth football academy during 2015-2017. The man born in Camberwell moved to Dortmund on August 31, 2017 for a reported price of around £ 8 million. Immediately, he broke through to Die Borussen's first team and became an important player in the Westfalenstadion.

20y, 2m, 6d - With his first ever hat-trick in professional football, Opta's player of the matchday Jadon @ Sanchooo10 has become the youngest player in #Bundesliga history (20 years, 2 months, 6 days) to score 30 BL goals. Outstanding. @BlackYellow pic.twitter.com/KtMknFvqze

- OptaFranz (@OptaFranz) June 2, 2020