Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at 11:26 AM• Rian Rosendaal • Last update: 11:34

Kevin De Bruyne seems to end his career at Manchester City. The English leader and quarter-finalist in the Champions League reports on Wednesday morning that the Belgian playmaker has extended his contract at the Etihad Stadium until the summer of 2025. De Bruyne’s old commitment with the superpower from Manchester continued until the end of the 2022 vintage. / 23. According to, among others The last news With an annual salary of more than twenty million euros, the midfielder has won the most expensive deal ever in club history.

“I am really over the moon”, De Bruyne jubilates on the club website after signing the contracts. “I really feel at home here since I came to the club in 2015. I love the supporters, my family is happy here and I have gone through a tremendous development as a player. This club is really all about success and all the conditions are there. to perform at top level. So I didn’t have to think long about renewing my contract. I play the best football in my career and I feel that there is a lot more in the pipeline, “said the ambitious De Bruyne.

Pep Guardiola and I look at football in the same way, “continues the 29-year-old midfielder, who scored once in the Champions League match against Borussia Dortmund (2-1 win) on Tuesday evening.” Such a relationship with the manager is incredibly important, because we have the same goals. We both want the exact same thing. My focus is now fully on the successful conclusion of this season. Our results and achievements so far have been great and in that context we must ensure that we reward ourselves with prizes “, the Belgian international concluded.

According to The last news the negotiations between Manchester City and De Bruyne lasted about six months. The talks about a new deal were finally concluded over the Easter weekend. Including bonuses, the playmaker will now earn more than twenty million euros annually, it sounds. This makes De Bruyne one of the absolute big earners in the Premier League. In the old situation, he already received an annual amount of eighteen million euros.

De Bruyne has made 255 appearances (65 goals and 105 assists) in the Manchester City shirt so far. Bee the Citizens his trophy cabinet was supplemented with two national titles, one FA Cup, four EFL Cup and the Community Shield. The midfielder is very close to his third championship with Manchester City, while Guardiola’s team also has a chance to win the EFL Cup (final against Tottenham Hotspur), FA Cup (semi-finalist) and Champions League (quarter-finalist).


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