Bas Dost fears Wolfsburg's hopes of challenging Bayern Munich for the Bundesliga title this season rest on Kevin De Bruyne 's decision to stay or join Manchester City .

Belgian attacking midfielder De Bruyne scored 16 goals and made 28 assists in 2014-15 as Dieter Hecking's men finished runners-up in the German top flight last term before then winning the DFB-Pokal. Dost, whose goals in the latter half of the previous campaign were pivotal in their second-placed finish, has no doubts that Wolfsburg would be weakened if De Bruyne seals his proposed £50 million move to Manchester.

"Kevin is immensely important," the Dutch striker told Goal . "He has given us countless assists and he's a real team player. He will never shoot when he sees a man in a better position.
"I like those players, the sort who always think of the team. He is an outstanding player and therefore I hope that he will stay.
"If Kevin should go this summer, we will automatically be weaker as a team. He is our most important player. But we can play a strong season even without Kevin."
De Bruyne already has one goal and three assists in the three competitive matches he has played in 2015-16.