'Oh Kevin De Bruyne, Oh Kevin De Bruyne!' Indeed, the Manchester City fans are going to miss singing the chant for the City's midfielder Kevin De Bruyne from the upcoming season, as the club's captain has announced that he will leave the club at the end of the 2024/2025 season.
The 33-year-old footballer made the decision following 10 trophy-laden years at the Etihad Stadium. De Bruyne, a six-time Premier League champion with Manchester City, announced his decision in an emotional post on social media.
On Friday, De Bruyne took to his X (formerly called Twitter) account and shared the news with his fans. He captioned the post, 'Dear Manchester!' De Bruyne, in his announcement, said, "Seeing this, you probably realise where this is heading."
The emotional message went on to note that these will be De Bruyne's final months as a Manchester City player, and nothing about this is easy to write. Giving a hint as to why he made the decision, he said, All football players know that this day eventually comes, and today is the day.
"That day is here ¨C and you deserve to hear it from me first," the post added.
Since 2015, the time when Kevin De Bruyne joined the club, he has played over 400 times for Manchester City and also won multiple Premier League titles and Champions League titles as well. Well, as soon as the post surfaced on the internet, fans couldn't hold their tears back.
Some even say that they can't believe the news or that this can't be true. One user on X wrote, "??? Kevin De Bruyne¡¯s letter to all Man City fans: ¡°This will always be our home¡±.
¡°Can't hold back my tears?You changed the game for us Kevin??. Legend¡±
Premier League also shared a post with a caption reading, "Kevin De Bruyne will be leaving Man City at the end of the season"
"End of an era. Absolute Legend ?"
"The greatest midfielder of all time."
"Kevin De Bruyne is leaving. My favorite player. The one who made me feel football in a different way. The one who could change a game with a single touch, a single pass. It¡¯s hard to put into words what he meant ¡ª but I¡¯ll try. This is a tribute to a true all-time great."
"KEVIN DE BRUYNE WITH THIS MESSAGE ABOUT LEAVING I AM ACTUALLY CRYING ?"
"Honestly this broke my heart ???
Kevin de Bruyne thank you so much for the best 10 years you give to me as a Manchester City fan ?"
¡°We really got KDB for a decade.¡±