Leroy Sané has arrived in Manchester in readiness for an expected move to City for a fee in the region of £35m, according to his club, Schalke.

The Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, confirmed last month that the club were in talks with the forward but said the transfer was being held up over the player's valuation.

At the same time Schalke’s sporting director, Christian Heidel, said that Sané, who scored eight goals last season as the Bundesliga club finished fifth in the league, had asked for a transfer.

On Monday Schalke tweeted: “Leroy Sané is currently in Manchester and will not be travelling with Schalke to the training camp.”

The 20-year-old, who has been on City’s radar since 2013, made his debut for Germany against France last year and was in the squad for Euro 2016 though he played only 11 minutes, against France in the semi-final, which his side lost 2-0.

He could make his debut against Arsenal in a friendly in Gothenburg on Sunday.

Meanwhile Schalke are closing in on completing the season-long loan signing of the Chelsea defender Baba Rahman. The Ghana full-back met up with the squad for pre-season training, ahead of completing the formalities on his loan switch from Stamford Bridge.

City have so far signed Ilkay Gündogan from Borussia Dortmund, Nolito from Celta Vigo and Oleksandr Zinchenko from the Ukrainian club FC Ufa this summer.

They retain an interest in John Stones but are reluctant to meet Everton’s £50m valuation for the 22-year-old central defender, setting their target figure at around £40m plus potential add-ons.

(Guardian service)