Kevin de Bruyne announced that he would leave Manchester City At the end of the season.
The Belgium The International Treaty at the Etihad Stadium expires in the summer and said on Friday that the club would leave as a free agent.
In 10 years in the club won a team of 16 trophies including six Premier League Titles, five Carabao cups, two FA cups, two community shields and the Champions League.
He was also appointed Premier League player of the season twice (2019-20, 2021-22).
“When you see it, you will probably realize where it is going,” he said on Friday in a post on social media.
“So I’ll get straight to it and let you all know that it will be my last months as a player in Manchester.
“It’s not easy to write about it, but as footballers, we all know that this day will eventually come. That day is here – and you deserve it to hear it first.
“Football led me to all of you – and to this city. The persecution of my dream, I didn’t know that this period would change my life. This city. This club. These people … gave me everything. I had no choice but to give everything back! And guess what – we won everything.
“Whether we like it or not, it’s time to say goodbye. Suri, Rome, Mason, Michèle, and we’re grateful for what this place meant to our family. This will always be our home. ”
De Bruyne joined City as the 24-year-old from Wolfsburg in 2015, and in the next decade he has established himself as one of the best Premier League midfielders.
“One of the biggest midfielder who has ever played in this country, and I think there is no doubt with Manchester City,” Guardiola said on Friday at a press conference before the Premier League in Manchester United.
“The biggest not the biggest, you always have to be careful with players who have played on Maine Road (former city stadium), incredible players over the last 20-30 years in this club (also).
“Well, there is no doubt that it is one of the greatest because of his consistency in important games, not important games that are there every three days all the time. There is no doubt.”
The Spaniard added that he knew about the departure de Bruyne a few days before he was announced, although Friday’s news still brought a bittersweet feeling.
“A sad day. Happy day for the fact that (I had) pleasure in person (to live with him). He gave us all his humility and his influence in our success in the last decade, that could not be imagined without him.”
33 -year -old man who played under José Mourinho on Chelsea In the early stages of his career, it was the central point of the success of the city.
In 413 performances for the club scored 106 goals and registered a remarkable 174 assists.
His creative strip earned him the second most subsistence in the history of the Premier League with 118, behind Ryan Giggs (162).
Since entering the city in 2015, De Bruyne created 826 chances – almost 300 more than any other Premier League player. Christian Eriksen is second on the list with 532. de Bruyne’s 187 Goal posts in this span as the fourth most behind Muhammad is wrong, Harry Kaneand Son Heung-Min.
In this campaign, he performed in 20 league matches, which was displaced in September by failure and difficulty with re -fitness.
De Bruyne who was associated with movements on MLS and Saudi for the leaguecould end his time in the city even more silver utensils, with playing the club Nottingham forest In the semi -finals of the FA Cup later this month.
Information from Global Sports Research Reuters and ESPN contributed to this report.
