The defender feels that the Belgian might be put off by a return to the Premier League because of how little game time he saw at Stamford Bridge
Marcel Schafer is confident that Kevin De Bruyne will resist the advances of the likes of Manchester Cityand spend at least one more year at Wolfsburg because the winger had such a disappointing spell with his previous "top club" Chelsea.
De Bruyne has racked up 14 goals and 21 assists in all competitions this term, with Wolfsburg sitting second in Germany's top flight and through to the quarter-finals of the Europa League.
The Belgium's fine form has led to speculation that a number of leading European clubs are considering a move for the Belgian, with City and Manchester United both reportedly keen to take the former Chelsea man back to England.
However, Schafer thinks the 23-year-old is happy at Wolfsburg and believes his negative experience at Stamford Bridge could work in the Bundesliga side's favour.
"I think that our chances [of keeping De Bruyne] are really good," he said.
"He has already experienced not getting so much time on the field at Chelsea, which is top club in Europe.
"And that is why I think the best thing for him would be to stay for minimum one more year at Wolfsburg.
"Next year he could play Champions League here and win titles with us.
"If you want to win titles you need extraordinary players. And you really have to say that Kevin De Bruyne is at the moment the best player in the Bundesliga not only because of his stats.
"You can see that in every single game. And we're really, really happy to have him and to keep him till the next season or maybe a little bit longer."
De Bruyne joined Chelsea from Genk in 2012 but spent the majority of his career at Stamford Bridge out on loan and made just three Premier League appearances for the Blues before being sold to Wolfsburg in January 2014.
