Edin Dzeko believes Kevin De Bruyne should stay at Wolfsburg for at least another season.

The Belgian ace continues to be linked with a summer move to Manchester City but former Wolfsburg star Dzeko suggests the former Chelsea flop will benefit from another campaign in the German top flight before perhaps setting his sights on something bigger.

"Top players like Kevin De Bruyne won't stay at Wolfsburg forever," Bosnian international Dzeko told Kicker.

"Everybody dreams of one day playing for a leading international club. It was the same with me after we won the league in 2009 - I had the desire to do something different.

"Kevin has an advantage. Through his time at Chelsea, he knows the Premier League and knows that it's completely different.

"A lot of players who excelled in other leagues have had problems here - take Angel Di Maria."

Dzeko added that Champions League experience with Wolfsburg would also be an enormous learning curve for 24-year-old De Bruyne.

"I'm certain that (Kevin) has what it takes to play for one of the top clubs in Europe but he's also aware that at these clubs there are 20 top players who always want to be on the pitch.

"Maybe it would also help him if he plays in the Champions League with Wolfsburg this season and takes another step in his development there."