{"id":15141,"date":"2025-04-04T17:06:13","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T11:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=584716"},"modified":"2025-04-04T17:06:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T11:36:13","slug":"kevin-de-bruyne-confirms-manchester-city-exit-after-10-iconic-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/kevin-de-bruyne-confirms-manchester-city-exit-after-10-iconic-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin De Bruyne confirms Manchester City exit after 10 iconic years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a heartfelt message that resonated with fans across the globe, Kevin De Bruyne has officially announced that he will leave Manchester City at the end of the 2024-25 season, bringing an end to a glittering decade-long spell at the club.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"538\" data-end=\"807\">Taking to social media, the Belgian midfield maestro wrote, <em data-start=\"598\" data-end=\"677\">\u201cEvery story comes to an end, but this has definitely been the best chapter.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"870\" data-end=\"1038\">Since signing from <strong data-start=\"889\" data-end=\"906\">VfL Wolfsburg<\/strong> in 2015, <strong data-start=\"916\" data-end=\"937\">De Bruyne, now 33<\/strong>, has been the heartbeat of <strong data-start=\"965\" data-end=\"1000\">Pep Guardiola\u2019s Manchester City<\/strong> side. Over the years, he has amassed:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1040\" data-end=\"1368\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1040\" data-end=\"1180\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1042\" data-end=\"1075\"><strong data-start=\"1042\" data-end=\"1063\">16 major trophies<\/strong>, including:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1078\" data-end=\"1180\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1078\" data-end=\"1107\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1080\" data-end=\"1107\"><strong data-start=\"1080\" data-end=\"1107\">6 Premier League titles<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1110\" data-end=\"1146\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1112\" data-end=\"1146\"><strong data-start=\"1112\" data-end=\"1139\">1 UEFA Champions League<\/strong> (2023)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1149\" data-end=\"1180\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1151\" data-end=\"1180\">Multiple FA Cups and EFL Cups<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1181\" data-end=\"1243\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1183\" data-end=\"1243\"><strong data-start=\"1183\" data-end=\"1196\">106 goals<\/strong> in <strong data-start=\"1200\" data-end=\"1219\">413 appearances<\/strong> across all competitions<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1244\" data-end=\"1368\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1246\" data-end=\"1368\">Countless assists, many of them game-changing, earning him a reputation as one of the finest playmakers of his generation.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>De Bruyne leaves behind a legacy that goes far beyond numbers. Known for his vision, passing range, leadership, and ability to perform in big matches, he has often been hailed as the best midfielder in the world during his peak.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"2103\" data-end=\"2138\">What\u2019s Next for Kevin De Bruyne?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2140\" data-end=\"2408\">While De Bruyne hasn\u2019t confirmed his next destination, speculation is already rife. A move to Saudi Arabia, MLS, or even a return to Belgium could be on the cards. Regardless of where he plays next, his departure marks the end of an era at Manchester City.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a heartfelt message that resonated with fans across the globe, Kevin De Bruyne has officially announced that he will\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":217,"featured_media":36492,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[1939],"class_list":["post-15141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-kevin-de-bruyne"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15141","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/217"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15141"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15141\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}