Manchester City's proposed move for Schalke winger Leroy Sane has taken a hit after the player's father revealed Bayern Munich and Real Madrid are keen on his services, ESPN FC reports.
The Bundesliga champions' interest in the talented youngster stems from a recent injury blow to Arjen Robben. The 32-year-old suffered a groin injury over the weekend and reports suggest he could be sidelined for up to six weeks.
And according to German publication Blid, the Bavarian giants are looking to Sane as a potential replacement for the Dutchman.
These turn of events will come as a blow to Pep Guardiola and Manchester City as there had been reports in Germany last week that personal terms had been agreed. A deal between the clubs had not been agreed with Schalke demanding a fee in the region of £41m.
And to further compound City's misery, Sane's father, Souleymane, denied reports of a City deal and told reporters over the weekend that his son's future is still up in the air.
"Real Madrid and Bayern are also still in the mix," the former Bundesliga striker said.
Bayern's interest in the 20-year-old is not recent, however, with reports suggesting that they had been monitoring his progress for some time now.
Some reports claimed the Bundesliga champions would wait until next summer to make their move in light of a reported release clause in Sane's contract that stands at €37m but only becomes active next summer.
Bayern's CEO, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge declined to make a comment on Sane, however, telling reporters: "I don't want to stir speculations."