Kevin De Bruyne has be rumored to part ways with Manchester City at the end of the season. His stats at the club has not been pleasing in the 2024/2025 season with a lot of injuries roaming the player. His age also contribute to his slow stats at the club this season.
Despite his struggles at the club, Kevin De Bruyne contribution at Manchester City cannot be underrated. Since his signature from Wolfsburg in Germany, he conquered the Europe by far. He is leaving as a legend in all aspects. He is the great playmaker ever with goals and assist. His partnership with Sergio Kun Aguero was so great. Kevin was nicknamed by Manchester city fans as “King Kevin” due to his amazing plays. He is the assist king in the premier league. He has 173 assist for Manchester City only. His career assists, he has 309 career assist. 259 of them come at club level. His highest assist tally came from his treble-winning campaign of 2022-2023. His brilliance, vision and heart have left an indelible mark on this club.
His poor form made him to be benched in their match against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu. Although Pep Guardiola termed it as tactical issues but this was contributed by his recent poor form. This out of form saw Mancity thinking of a massive rebuild of its squad with upto eight players to be offloaded.
Manchester City Players to be sold in the Summer:
With a lot of injuries that made Mancity performance to drop, the club could look to sell up to eight players. This could be John stones, Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Manuel Akanji, Nathan Ake, Ilkay Gundogan, Mateo Kovacic and Jack Grealish.
Their pontential targets in the summer could be; Bayer Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz and Juventus’ Andrea Cambiaso.
Why is Kevin De Bruyne Leaving Man city?
Kevin De Bruyne is leaving Manchester City due to injuries that limited his game time. He has been in the club for 9 years. His age say it all. His contribution is great and he is regarded as a Mancity legend for years. The club need fresh legs to compete again at a high level. The growth of the premier league in terms of competition is steady and fast hence Manchester city need to cope up very soon. He is a bench warmer nowadays. Pep Guardiola spoke about his decision of leaving De Bruyne even after coming from injuries. He said, “The relationship with Kevin De Bruyne is exceptional. I can’t be thankful enough for what he’s done for me, the team, everyone. It’s just a decision.
“Normally I don’t speak with players, not just Kevin, on why they don’t play. Theu don’t ask me why when I decide to let them play from the beginning or during. It’s just a decision from what I’ve seen, for many reasons, a few. Never ever is it personal, never ever I’m upset. Also Jeremy (Doku) didn’t play and his last game was in Ipswich, played unbelievable, and after was injured.
“But maybe for the demands, the way we now need to play because of the absences or strengths that we have and physicality and many things, we need a game of more control and not up and down. Don’t tell me why. It’s not personal, I decide the decisions, that’s all, no more than that”
When he was asked again on whether some Mancity players just can’t keep playing due to injuries and schedule: Pep said, “We have to sit down with doctors, players and agents and be clear that some can’t sustain playing every three days…”
This comments shows that Manchester city will have a haul of leaving players in the summer. We may have seen the last of some Manchester city players in City shirt!
How Many Trophies did Kevin De Bruyne won at Manchester city?
Kevin De Bruyne has 14 (fourteen) trophies with Manchester City.
- Premier League
He won 6 premier league Trophies
- FA Cups
He won 2 FA Cups with Manchester city.
- Champions League
He won 1 once with Manchester city.
- League Cups
He won 5 (five) league cups with Manchester city.
- Other trophies
He won the German Super Cup with VfL Wolfsburg in 2015/16 season
He won the Belgian Cup with KRC Genk in 2009.
He won the Belgian Championship with KRC Genk in 2010/11
Which are the Individual awards for Kevin De Bruyne?
Kevin De Bruyne has two Premier league of the season, three playmaker of the year won between 2017/18, 2019/20 and 2023 with the most assists in the Premier League. He also won Bundesliga Young Player of the Year, and Bundesliga player of the year.
He came third in the 2022 Ballon d’Or. He was a key part of the Belgian national team that finished third at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Does Kevin De Bruyne have any international trophies?
Kevin De Bruyne has no international trophy however, he was a key part of the Belgian national team that finished third at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Who will Replace Kevin De Bruyne at Mancity?
As the legend leaves the stage, who will replace him? This is a question with not yet to be approved as who will replace “King Kevin” when he leaves Manchester City.
Pep Guardiola when he was asked in one of the interviews, he said, “we can’t replace him in whatever he has done…” Although the question still rings in our heads, fans has already identified their legend successor.
City are aware that strengthening its midfield is paramount. This comes after knowing De Bruyne time nearing to end at Manchester City. They have now set up their interest for the German’s Bundesliga giant Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen. The player is valued in excess of £85M by Bayer Leverkusen Football Club. Manchester City is not only club that is linked with player. Other clubs like Bayern and Real Madrid are also in the race for the players’ signature. However, the EPL champions are more likely to land him.