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Kevin De Bruyne has three assists in five league starts for Manchester City
The 26-year-old has been vital to their strong start to the Premier League season
Manager Pep Guardiola is set to reward the Belgian with another new contract
The deal could see De Bruyne's current £6million per year deal doubled
Guardiola's side have four fixtures in the next 10 days including a trip to Chelsea

Published: 18:37 EDT, 17 September 2017 | Updated: 03:46 EDT, 18 September 2017

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Manchester City will open talks with Kevin De Bruyne over a new contract which could see the Belgium international almost double his £6million a year wages.

The 26-year-old still has four years left on a contract which currently sees De Bruyne take home £115,000 per week but City want to reward his performances with a substantial pay rise.

De Bruyne was substituted after 66 minutes of City's 6-0 thrashing of Watford at Vicarage Road on Saturday - shortly before Sergio Aguero completed his hat-trick - which sent City joint top of the Premier League with rivals Manchester United, and sharing identical figures.

Manchester City are set to offer Belgian star Kevin De Bruyne a new contract

The Belgian was unable to properly impact the game, but has been a key member of Pep Guardiola's new-look City side, assisting three times in his five league starts.

Guardiola will be keen to keep hold of the former Chelsea man, who joined City from Wolfsburg for £52million in 2015, Sportsmail reported.

The City boss will need his team in full-swing ahead of an important 10 days for Guardiola's side, who have four matches scheduled with a Champions League clash at the Etihad Stadium against Shakhtar Donetsk and a crucial trip to Stamford Bridge at the end of the month.