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Kevin De Bruyne announced his breakup with Manchester City himself.
Manchester City announced on its official website on the 4th (Korea Standard Time) that `Durbaweener will end his 10-year career as a Manchester City player.'
Manchester City will say a touching goodbye to the club with the expiration of their contract with Dubrowner this summer. He will mark the end of a decade of stellar performances at the club. He played 413 games for Manchester City, scored 106 goals, and scored 100 as a Manchester City midfielder for the first time since Colin Bell. He has won as many as 19 major tournaments, including six English Premier League (EPL) wins, two FA Cup wins, five League Cup wins, one European Champions League victory and one Club World Cup victory. 'Now the club and every fan will have time to say goodbye and a well-deserved tribute to the greatest player in EPL history.'"
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Dubrowner also directly mentioned his farewell words to his fans on his personal SNS. "This will be my last few months as a Manchester City player," he saidIt's not easy to write something like this, but a player knows that a moment like this will come someday. Fans deserve to be the first to know this."
"This city, the club, the fans gave me everything, and we made it all together," said Dubrowner. It's time to say goodbye, even if you don't want to. This place will always be home to me. Every story has an end, but this was the best chapter of my life. I'll enjoy it until the end. I love you" and said goodbye to the fans.
Guardiola also mentioned it at a match press conference after the news of Derbroughner's farewell broke. Guardiola is "It's a sad day. Needless to say, his success with us over the past decade. These are unimaginable things without him. It's a sad day when some of us are leaving, like when Kompany, Aguero, and Silva are gone. Today is a sad day, but we will still play, and we can enjoy it with our fans. Fans will give him the love and recognition he deserves"I thanked him.
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De Bruyne is considered one of the best midfielders of all time in the English Premier League (EPL). Born in 1991, even though he is now quite old, he is still considered to be at his best on the field. Since moving to Manchester City in 2015, he has been a key player, and the club has also achieved tremendous achievements with Derbroughner, including six EPL wins, two FA Cup wins, five League Cup wins and one European Champions League victory. With his consistent performance, he ranked second (118) in EPL history.
Even Derbroughner couldn't go against all the time. Dubrowner, who has had repeated injury problems since the 2022-2023 season, has missed many games this season due to injuries. Manchester City also considered renewing its contract when the injury did not recover easily.
It was a double-browner heading into the twilight years, but there were still clubs who wanted him. In the transfer market last summer, he extended his strong courtship in Saudi Arabia. At the time, De Bruyne said of the possibility of a transfer to Saudi Arabia "I think I can make a lot of money if I play for Saudi for two years. I played football for 15 years before that and maybe I haven't reached that amount yet. You have to think about what that means", sparking the possibility of a transfer.
However, he chose to stay last summer. The reason was family. As a result of a family meeting, it was reported that the transfer to Saudi Arabia could not be accepted due to children's educational problems. It's a huge decision considering the size of the amount that Derbroughner rejected. Dubrowner was offered a whopping £1 million a week (about 1.9 billion won) and a three-year salary of £156 million (about 290 billion won) by Saudi Arabia, but chose to stay in Manchester City instead of moving to Saudi Arabia.
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However, the frequent injuries and disappointing performance of Derbroughner this season are repeated, and speculation is growing again that Derbroughner will leave the team after the end of the season. Rumors of a transfer are steadily emerging from Saudi Arabia, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), and Major League Soccer in the United States, which have previously shown interest. For Manchester City, it is inevitable to think about whether to renew the contract with Derbroughner until the last minute, as the team is about to reorganize after this season. In the end, with the announcement of De Bruyne and Manchester City, the players and the club plan to choose a beautiful breakup instead of renewing the contract.
There are five expected to be moves for the next destination for Derbroughner to leave Manchester City. The Daily Express predicted that the candidates could be the NeomSC, the Saudi Arabian Professional League, Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich, and the U.S. Major League Soccer.
The main player of the glorious era that Manchester City has walked is leaving. Even if De Bruyne leaves after the season, the path he has taken will remain in the hearts of fans for a long time.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
