That's according to former City captain Fernandinho, who revealed Guardiola blocked Bayern Munich from signing De Bruyne when he was with VfL Wolfsburg.
Fernandinho said on the Denilson Show: "He was at Bayern (Pep), and De Bruyne was at Wolfsburg.
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"Bayern's scouting department said: 'We're scouting this kid. What do you think if we bring him here?'"
De Bruyne was already shining in Germany, where he arrived in the winter market of the 2013/14 season. In the following season, he became the top assist player (21) and was named best player in the Bundesliga.
But Pep, according to Fernandinho, responded to Bayern scouts at the time: "No, I don't want him, I don't think he fits into our team."