Want to stay but was ruthlessly rejected, is De Bruyne s departure the beginning of Manchester City s decline?

No matter how grand Manchester City held a farewell meeting at the Etihad Stadium, Kevin's mood was extremely wanted to stay at that moment, just like the cold jokes Mueller said at home at Bayern

The cake was left for farewell guests, not for the dying people

This summer, there were more sighs. Another group of veterans bid farewell to their bosses who had been with them for many years, and it was the end of their youth. Until the public announced that they would leave Manchester City at the end of the season, De Bruyne still believed that his contribution to Manchester City for so many years would be more than one or two years of contract extensions

Manchester City team reporter Jack Gaughan wrote:

"Kevin had a premonition that he would sign a 12-month contract, but considering his weekly salary of nearly £400,000, Manchester City had a different view on this.

When he learned the news in late March, he was difficult to accept. He always thought that the future was up to him. In the following weeks, he began to actively participate in the club's discussion on the final farewell ceremony, although it is understood that a board member had to call to accept De Bruyne's anger."

Age issues, competitive status issues, weekly salary issues, these are superimposed. Even if you are a legend of the team, you are really embarrassed and you have to be cleared out. This is cruel and realistic. The club is always above interestism, not to mention that Manchester City, which is profitable by oil, is not short of money at all, but he We don't want to give such a veteran a very high treatment, which will lead to an imbalance in the team's salary

What's more, the team already has a Haaland with a weekly salary of 500,000 pounds, with a 9-year contract, so it is necessary to clear Kevin, in order to reduce the team's salary pressure and at the same time to update and replace it. With Kevin's salary space, Manchester City can sign any talented midfielder in the football world this season. After solving Kevin's simplest problem, Manchester City has more things to do in the offseason. The team is obviously in a weak period of lineup. In addition to the injury of Rodri and Kevin, the team's high salary configuration is a pile of mud. This is inseparable from the performance of Haaland and Fuden. After Kevin left, can we expect Fuden and Harland to lead the team? From this season, I can't count on a little bit. Every season, different teams have a lot of injuries, and Manchester City is also suffering from injuries this year. The team's core is still injured. Rodri and Kevin have opened up the midfield portal of Manchester City. This time, a front midfielder who controls the offense and a back midfielder who has a steel defense line are all injured. Is it not necessary for Manchester City to reliably relies on Guardiola's ability to reverse the situation? Possible

, and Rodri's season reimbursement was a torn of the right knee anterior cruciate ligament and accompanied by meniscus injury in the game with Arsenal at the beginning of the season. He then went to Madrid for surgery. Manuel Leyes, a medical expert who was the director of Courtois, also announced that Rodri was officially announced. Delhi was reimbursed for the season. Rodri, as an Iron Man, finally couldn't withstand it after a fatigue and intense game. De Bruyne's injury was more like he burned his last drop of blood for Manchester City. In the critical stage of Manchester City's UEFA Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup championships in 2022-23, De Bruyne realized that there were hidden dangers in the hamstrings, but he still chose to fight for the team's honor. At that time, De Bruyne knew that his hamstrings were almost out of reach, but he still insisted on the game, just to help the team, and was forced to retreat in the Champions League final. Then he broke the hamstrings in the Premier League opening game of the next season. Just like the "wet tissue" that De Bruyne's surgeons called, in fact, it is easy for people to forget the huge sacrifices De Bruyne made two years ago.

Regular ultrasound examinations, hardly any training, and selectiveness for competitions allowed him to last. He put in a tremendous effort and eventually his muscles broke in the match in Istanbul.

On August 12, 2023, De Bruyne left the court due to an old hamstring injury in the Premier League opening game against Burnley for only 23 minutes, and then underwent surgery. He missed until January 2024,

Then De Bruyne was constantly injured due to injuries. After completing the feat of the Triple Crown champion, Kevin completely burned himself and finally allowed Manchester City to reach the threshold of European giants. A Champions League Big Ear Trophy

Before this, the label on Manchester City is always the team of a nouveau riche in oil. It has no temperament of a giant, but the triple crown After the king, everything is different

Kevin is like completing his mission. As the greatest player in the team's history, even Aguero's historical status has to give way to Kevin. As King Etihad, De Bruyne will also have his own statue outside the stadium, which can allow the team to erect statues for you. The meaning of this is that fans understand

At the De Bruyne farewell meeting at Etihad Stadium, Manchester City officially announced that Manchester City will pay tribute to De Bruyne's glorious decade of playing for the club by commissioning the production of special statues, in order to commemorate De Bruyne's legendary career at Etihad Stadium.

During the decade of glory playing for Manchester City, De Bruyne played more than 400 games, helping the team win 19 important trophys. This summer he will embark on a new journey.

It includes

1 Champions League

1 Club World Cup

1 European Super Cup

6 Premier League Champions

2 FA Cup

3 Community Shield

5 League Cup

5 selected for FIFA Best Team of the Year

5 selected for PFA Premier League Best Team of the Year

3 selected for UEFA Best Team of the Year

3 won the Premier League Best Playmaker Award

2 times won the Premier League Player of the Season Award

2 times won the PFA Premier League Player of the Season Award

, and De Bruyne said: "This means that I will always be a part of the club. In the future, when I return here with my family and friends, I will be here forever."

De Bruyne completed the promotion from a wealthy team to the rich in Manchester City in the past decade. After De Bruyne, can Manchester City find a new De Bruyne to continue to lead Manchester City?

It's hard

In the summer of 2015, when Manchester City signed De Bruyne from Wolfsburg for 54 million euros, the deal was incomprehensible to the outside world

At this time, the Premier League also generated many examples of high-priced transfer fees and players performed badly, and everyone was not optimistic about an unknown boy coming to the Premier League with such a high transfer fee

On August 15, 2015, De Bruyne came on as a substitute in the game against West Ham United , completed his first Premier League Manchester City appearance. After his debut, he used a precise diagonal pass to tear open the opponent's defense line, assisting Aguero to complete the final kill, which not only tore through the opponent's defense line on the court, but also tore through the doubts of him off the court. People began to realize later what kind of monster Manchester City introduced in 2016-17 season. He contributed 12 goals and 20 assists in a single season, becoming the first in Premier League history. Three players who achieved a "double double" in a single season

Then Manchester City entered the era of Guardiola, and De Bruyne completely evolved in Guardiola's football aesthetics

De Bruyne is no longer just an offensive organizer, but has become the team's "brain" and "heart". In his first season of coaching at Guardiola, De Bruyne created 128 scoring opportunities, ranking first in the Premier League; in the 2017-18 season, he helped Mann. City won the Premier League championship with a record 100 points and won the PFA Player of the Year

and then Manchester City completely entered the era of De Bruyne until the 2024-2025 season. De Bruyne, who fell from injury, was also facing a fall apart. From now on, Manchester City's lineup has structural flaws - aging, weak midfielder and injured defense - which means they have almost no basis for their personal outstanding performance.

After losing to Crystal Palace in the FA Cup, B's remarks also sparked heated discussions from the outside world

"Because in bad moments, you can see clearly what a person looks like, so you can also understand at this moment who is the comrade who can really go to the battlefield together."

He also said that the team's performance this season is unacceptable, "This is a very, very bad season for us. We must make some changes next year. I have my opinion, but I will not disclose it to you. This is decided by the club's senior management. It's certain. But it's certain that when you don't reach this level, some changes need to be made. "

And at the end of the season, Manchester City has briefly recovered its strength, but ironically, Manchester City's recovery is also achieved without most of the players signed in January; after Husanov and Nico Gonzalez briefly injected some youthful vitality into the team, they were excluded because players who know Guardiola's game plan were put in handy. What Manchester City fans don't understand is, without Husanov, what exactly is Guardiola thinking? Although he didn't perform well when he came, he played better and better in the future, especially when he played for Liverpool, he was very popular. I don't know what Gua was thinking, but then he started to sit on the bench

to clean up De Bruyne to compete for the Bundesliga pharmaceutical factory, but now he has basically negotiated with Bayern. How should Manchester City find the next De Bruyne?

Or do you have to rely on Prince Fuden? Or is Rodri who returned from a serious injury expecting him to be a B2B midfielder?

Judging from the current situation, Manchester City's dilemma still exists. Signings in the summer window are very important. Who will be the one who can help you understand your mystery?

Or Manchester City will repeat the current situation of the Red Devils and Manchester United next door, and they will be in the mud pit. The team cannot see the future of revival, but Manchester City will not be as miserable as Manchester United. At most, if it is bad next season, it may be directly sold by Manchester City supermarkets and directly knocked down the reconstruction system.