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Kevin De Bruyne seems to have finally decided his next destination.
The Athletic, a global sports media outlet, reported on the 2nd (Korea time) 'Chicago Fire is the most likely candidate to recruit Dubrowiner this summer'
The Athletic said 'Chicago was one of three teams interested in recruiting Dubrowiner. The other clubs were DC United and New York City FC. Currently, Chicago has priority, and De Bruyne is likely to prefer a transfer to the U.S. over Saudi Arabia. However, according to the news, it was reported that European teams could jump in after the end of the season'
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Dubrowner recently announced his farewell to his 10-year companionship with Manchester City, announcing he would leave the team after this season. "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."
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 in EPL history (119).
I couldn't go against time. Dubrowner, who has had repeated injury problems since the 2022-2023 season, missed many games this season due to injuries. Manchester City also considered renewing its contract when the injury did not recover easily. Nevertheless, De Bruyne was determined to stay in Manchester City. Last summer, he also refused Saudi Arabia's offer of 156 million pounds (about 290 billion won) a three-year salary and remained in Manchester City. He reportedly wanted to stay after this season.
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But Manchester City did not offer to renew the contract with Dubrowner, who was in a bad mood for several days until it was announced after the decision was made. It was all the more because my family was not home because they were also on vacation. It was a strange situation, but I had to accept it," he said, expressing regret. In the end, he chose to part ways and took on a new challenge after this season.
There was a lot of courtship for De Bruyne, who left Manchester City. Starting with Saudi Arabia, which has previously shown interest, several candidates have been listed, including several clubs of the U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS), Aston Villa, and Chelsea. However, it seems that Derbroughner's choice is closer to Chicago.
Along with the preparations for the transfer of Derbroughner, several teams are watching his moves. Whether Chicago will eventually become a club that will hold the hands of Derbroughner is expected to continue its interest until the recruitment is confirmed.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
