Kevin De Bruyne’s time at Manchester City is coming to an end.
De Bruyne will go down as one of the all-time Premier League greats after a glittering 10-season spell under Pep Guardiola‘s spell, becoming the focal part of a team that embarked on an era of domestic and European dominance.
The Belgian has so far made 413 appearances for the Citizens during a glory-laden tenure, in which he’s scored 106 goals, notched 174 and racked up a trophy cabinet players can only dream of - with six Premier Leagues and a Champions League title among the 16 trophies he won during his time at the Etihad.
However, the 33-year-old has seen his minutes limited this season after being hampered by injuries in recent campaigns, and has now announced he will leave seek pastures new when his contract expires in the summer.
Here are five potential landing spots as De Bruyne plots his next career move:
Saudi Arabia
Starting off with one of the two more likely destinations, and De Bruyne wouldn’t be the first footballing world-beater to swap Europe’s upper echelons for the big bucks Saudi football can offer.
While not the kryptonite to Europe’s top leagues that many first feared in 2023, the Saudi Pro League has snatched its fair share of elite talent away from the continent, albeit at the tail-end of their careers. The likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, N’Golo Kante - all players that were once at the top of the professional game - are now plying their trade in the Middle East, and raking in generational wealth in the process.
