Kevin De Bruyne has purportedly agreed on personal terms for a transition to Al-Ittihad. The Manchester City playmaker’s contract at the Etihad Stadium is only one year away from ending.
In the past, De Bruyne had stated that he was “open” to joining the Saudi Pro League.
The Belgian midfielder’s current contract with the club is set to expire at the end of the 2024–25 season, after nearly a decade at the Etihad.
In February 2024, the Saudi Pro League, which was just starting out, had De Bruyne on their list of top targets. Now, officials are ready to work harder this summer to sign the Champions League winner.
Al-Ittihad reportedly agreed to terms with De Bruyne for a move, according to current reports.
The report goes onto guarantee that discussions are progressing between Al-Ittihad and City concerning a transfer fee for the 33-year-old, who showed up in Manchester from Wolfsburg for £55million back in 2015.
De Bruyne could join the likes of Karim Benzema and N’Golo Kante at the Saudi Pro League team after a highly successful nine years at Man City, where he won 15 trophies.
Al-Ittihad as of late appointed former France and Manchester defender Laurent Blanc as their new coach and gloat a few striking names among their positions, including N’Golo Kante, Karim Benzema and Fabinho.
However, despite significant spending during the summer, the club owned by the Public Investment Fund was only able to finish fifth in the league, more than 40 points behind Al-Hilal, the clear leaders.
This came after they had won the Pro League the past season, with the 2023-24 campaign additionally seeing Al-Ittihad head out in different directions from Nuno Espirito Santo as director.
Across 382 appearances for City, the 33 year-old Belgian has scored 102 goals and with 170 assists, while he has won 15 trophies at the club.
‘I still have one year left on my contract, so I have to think about what could happen. My eldest is now eight years old and knows nothing but England. He also asks how long I will play for City. Once the moment comes, we will have to deal with it in a certain way”, he said in an interview with Het Laatste Nieuws.
‘At my age you have to be open to everything. You’re talking about incredible amounts of money in what may be the end of my career. Sometimes you have to think about that.’
“If I play there for two years, I will be able to earn an incredible amount of money. Before that I had to play football for 15 years. I may not even reach that amount yet.
‘Then you have to think about what that could mean next. But at the moment I haven’t had to think about that yet’, De Bruyne added.
De Bruyne claims that he has extensive discussions regarding this with Michele Lacroix, his wife. It is said that Lacroix is open to new experiences.
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