Kevin De Bruyne has admitted he doesn’t know if this will be his last season at Manchester City and revealed he put contract talks on hold after suffering the injury which has kept him out for the last two months.
De Bruyne’s deal is set to expire at the end of the season. He said he had “a conversation” with the club in the summer, but is now only focused on rediscovering his best form after struggling with an abdominal problem.
The 33-year-old hasn’t started a game for City since Sept. 18, but is in line to return to the XI against Feyenoord on Tuesday.
“I honestly don’t know,” De Bruyne told a news conference on Monday when asked about his future.
“At the start of the season, I knew talks would happen but then the thing [injury] happened against Brentford. It was meant to be a couple of days and then it was eight/nine weeks. I put it all to the side.
“I had a conversation in the summer, but then I had the injury so I wasn’t in the right frame of mind to talk about that. I need to be back on the pitch and be myself again. There’s no rush, I don’t feel uncomfortable, I’m not worried.”
De Bruyne is into his 10th season at City and has been linked with a move to the Saudi Pro League and MLS side San Diego FC.
Pep Guardiola was also set to be out of contract in the summer before signing a two-year extension. And De Bruyne has suggested Guardiola staying could influence his own decision after winning six Premier League titles together.
“It could help,” De Bruyne said. “I know what the future holds, I don’t have to speak to Pep about what is happening in the future, if there would be a new coach, you have to speak.
