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“Saudi Arabia? At my age, you have to be open to everything. You’re talking about incredible amounts of money at the end of my career, you have to think about it. For my wife, an exotic adventure is a good thing. I have to think about my future. If I play in Saudi Arabia for two years, I can earn an incredible amount of money.”. This is what Kevin De Bruyne recently said when asked about his future. More than a thought crossing his mind, the Belgian international (105 caps, 28 goals) seems, today, to have decided on his future. Recently, SPORT revealed, in this regard, that the 33-year-old midfielder had, in fact, agreed to join the Middle East this summer and had reached an agreement with Al-Ittihad.
De Bruyne towards the exit…
Fifth in the Saudi Pro League last season, the Jeddah-based club would then strike a major blow and secure a first prestigious recruit after the departure of Marcelo Gallardo. To do this, the Saudi team, now coached by Laurent Blanc, must find common ground with Manchester City, who would not be against the departure of the 33-year-old player who arrived in the summer of 2015 from VfL Wolfsburg. And while no revelation has been made since then on the progress of the negotiations between the two teams, the Skyblues are already thinking about the future.
In this perspective, the Daily Star claims this Sunday that the Manchester club is looking to strengthen the midfield to accompany Rodri, author of a sparkling Euro 2024. Still according to the indiscretions of the British media, relayed by World Sportsthe Citizens management has even targeted Kevin De Bruyne’s announced successor. His name? Bruno Guimarães. Under contract until June 2028 with Newcaslte, the 26-year-old Brazilian particularly pleases Pep Guardiola, who would therefore like to benefit from the technical and athletic qualities of the Rio de Janeiro native in the coming months. A file which turns out to be, despite everything, complex.
City want to include two players to recover Bruno Guimarães
“I think they will be there next season. I expect them to be there, to be part of the team. We are looking to build a really successful group and team and to do that we don’t want to sell our best players.”had also admitted Eddie Howe about Bruno Guimaraes and Alexander Isak. A media release that does not, however, calm the Mancunian ardor. From then on, the reigning English champion is currently thinking about the best formula to attract the Brazilian international (26 selections, 1 goal), at a time when the Magpies would ask for no less than 100 million euros in the event of his departure.
An amount deemed excessive by Manchester City for a player today estimated at 85 million euros by the specialist site. Transfermarkt. Thus, the upper echelons of City would like to include two young players in the squad to lower the final sum. The first mentioned is none other than Rico Lewis, a 19-year-old right-back. In addition to the Bury native, the Skyblues would also like to offer the 21-year-old right winger, Oscar Bobb, in the operation. The media specifies, however, that the two men, considered two very great hopes of English football, would be loaned and not definitively transferred. It remains to be seen whether Newcastle could accept such an offer…
