Pep Guardiola drops biggest Kevin de Bruyne exit hint yet as Man City boss says ‘I’m sure he will be honest’

PEP GUARDIOLA believes Kevin De Bruyne volition take to permission Manchester City erstwhile helium is nary longer a cardinal player.

The Belgian sees his declaration up this summertime and brag Guardiola said: “I’m beauteous definite Kevin volition beryllium honest.

"He volition privation to decorativeness present aft this play oregon the adjacent one, astatine his best.

“I don’t deliberation helium volition beryllium present erstwhile helium doesn’t consciousness helium tin beryllium the Kevin that tin nutrient and assistance the squad similar helium has done successful the past decade.

“In these benignant of situations — similar with David Silva — helium volition determine the champion for him and the team.

“It’s possibly not playing each 3 days for 11 months but I’m beauteous definite helium has to play arsenic the champion Kevin arsenic possible. Unfortunately with injuries helium could not present that.”

De Bruyne negotiated his past four-year woody — worthy £66million — successful 2021. With the assistance of 2 lawyers, but nary agent, helium utilized information analytics  to item his worth to City.

He volition beryllium 34 successful the summertime and his past 2 seasons person been deed by  serious injuries.

De Bruyne became City’s talisman and a Prem prima implicit the past decennary since making a £54m determination from Wolfsburg successful 2015. But injuries person restricted him to  just 25 starts since the commencement of the 2023-24 campaign.

He volition beryllium targeted by clubs successful the MLS and Saudi Arabia if helium does determine to bring the curtain down connected his Etihad stay.

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He revealed helium spoke with the nine successful the summertime but past enactment talks connected clasp aft a caller groin injury.

Asked what the aboriginal holds, helium said: “Honestly, I don’t know. I unluckily had that happening against Brentford. So I’ve enactment fundamentally everything to the side. I was not successful the close framework of mind.

“I was hoping to beryllium retired for a mates of days and it ended up being 8 oregon 9 weeks. So  for the infinitesimal I’d alternatively get amended archetypal and spot however I americium and the remainder volition come.

“There’s nary rush. Talks volition travel and if they don’t it’s my past year.”

If helium does stay, KDB present knows helium tin transportation connected moving with Guardiola who past week signed a caller two-year woody astatine the Etihad.

Asked if that would beryllium a factor, helium said: “It could help. But possibly he’ll  say ‘Kevin, convey you. Time to leave’.”