After transfer rumors

Pep Guardiola puts his foot down on De Bruyne

After repeated rumors of Kevin De Bruyne moving to Saudi Arabia, Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola has now put his foot down. "No, Kevin (De Bruyne) will not leave."

Al-Ittihad are said to have made intensive efforts to sign the Belgian. Various media outlets and transfer experts have even spoken of an agreement. The 33-year-old's comments in an interview with the Belgian newspaper "Het Laatste Nieuws" a few weeks ago also caused a stir. "I have more than enough money. But if an absurdly high amount is offered, then that would also be for my family, my relatives, my grandchildren, my great-grandchildren and my friends," said De Bruyne.

Guardiola has now put an end to the rumors and made a clear statement about the attacking midfielder at a press conference: "No, Kevin (De Bruyne) will not leave. If anyone wants to leave, we will talk about it."

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And the Spanish top coach also announced that not many more players will come in this transfer period. "Of course there are possibilities until the last day, I will not rule out that we will still sign players, but I think we will have 85.9 percent of the same team. And I feel very comfortable with that because, above all, the human quality we have in the squad will be difficult to replace," said Guardiola.

De Bruyne, who lost out to France in the round of 16 with Belgium at the European Championship, is expected to return to training with the Skyblues at the City Football Academy on August 5, when Guardiola and his team return from the USA. De Bruyne's contract with City runs for another year.