The announcement makes a big splash across the Channel. In the middle of the day, Kevin de Bruyne formalized his departure from Manchester City at the end of the season, when his contract will expire. The Belgian will have spent 10 years at the club and won all the trophies. He notably won the Premier League 6 times and reached the ultimate goal, that of raising the Champions League. It was in 2023 against Inter. He will also have known Pep Guardiola for 8 consecutive seasons. The two men are inseparable from the success of the Skyblues during all these years. “”It's a sad day. And at the same time, one beautiful day, given what we experienced together. Everything he gave us. His humanity. His influence on the last decade, these successes would be impossible to imagine without himReacted the Catalan coach, not without a certain emotion.
“”This is one of the best we have seen. His assists, his goals, his vision in the last 30 meters, it will be difficult to replace. All he has done here in the past ten years is incredible. I know he will receive the love and recognition he deserves hereHe persuades himself at a press conference this Friday. According to Guardiola, a whole page of Manchester City turns. “”A part of us leaves like when Vincent Kompany, Sergio Agüero or David Silva left. It's a sad day. We still have a dozen games to enjoy him and to show him all the love and recognition we have for him. He deserves it.The club has already planned a ceremony in tribute to its playful master, which has 106 goals and 147 assists in 413 games.
