Manchester City have given Kevin De Bruyne a new option as he considers his future at the club.
The midfielder's contract expires at the end of the season.
Therefore, he will be able to negotiate a prior agreement with non-English clubs from the beginning of January.
A move would mark the end of De Bruyne's City career after 10 seasons in Manchester.
However, the club are willing to offer the Belgian to one of their sister clubs when he leaves. The telegraph report.
The movement would see DeBruyne He had the opportunity to join another team in the City Football Group.
He has previously been linked with moves to Saudi Pro League and the MLS, where the CFG New York City club plays.
The CFG also owns four other European teams: GironaPalermo, Troyes and Lommel.
Meanwhile, its portfolio extends to clubs in India, Australia, Japan, China, Uruguay and Brazil.
Another group of clubs in Bolivia, Singapore and Türkiye also have associations with CFG, but are not owned by the group.
De Bruyne could still sign a new contract at the Etihad Stadium beyond the summer of 2025.
It comes after he returned to the starting lineup on Wednesday night.
City football group clubs
- Girona, Spain
- Palermo, Italy
- Troyes, France
- Lommel, Belgium
- New York, United States
- Mumbai city, India
- City of Melbourne, Australia
- Yokohama F. Marinos, Japan
- Shenzhen Peng City, China
- Torque of the city of Montevideo, Uruguay
- Bahia, Brazil
Before the confrontation with Nottingham ForestThe 33-year-old had not started since being injured against Inter Milan on September 18.
His return inspired City to a 3–0 win, with De Bruyne scoring a goal and an assist to help end the club's seven-game winless streak.
the first Wolfsburg The man now has 104 goals and 171 assists in 394 appearances for City.
He has also won 18 trophies, including the treble in 2023, since arriving from the German team in 2015.