Leroy Sane is relishing the chance to link up with Riyad Mahrez after the Algeria international swapped Leicester City for Manchester City.
Mahrez had long been linked with a move to Etihad Stadium, with a January switch failing to materialise.
Pep Guardiola returned for the 27-year-old this month as the Premier League champions shelled out a reported £60million for the winger – a club record.
And Sane is delighted to have Mahrez lining up alongside him in 2018-19, having been frustrated by the 2016 PFA Player s Player of the Year in previous campaigns.
I m happy he s here, said when asked about his new team-mate. Every time we played Leicester and he had the ball, I was like: Okay, please don t do anything creative!
I m really happy that he s now with us as he s a really good football player. You can see it already.
He s a really good player and a really good person. I can t tell him that because then he ll be stronger and take my place!
And the 22-year-old believes the added competition for places will push City to new levels, while also allowing them to deal with the congested fixture list.
He added: The pressure will be on everyone to do well. If one player plays a lot of games, he can now have a rest – perhaps two games to see if he can recover.
When you look back at last season with Bernardo Silva – to have that competition makes you stronger and better.
In the squad, we have good players, who can play in your position. That helps the team and that s the most important thing.
We know the Premier League is very hard, playing a game every three days. If you play the whole season, then come the end it can be really hard.
