Kevin’s goodbye to Bruyne’s goodbye, after 10 years at Emirates, marks the end of an era in Manchester City.
“It is a sad day. His assists, his goals, his vision in the last third of the field … It is difficult to replace. Everyone can make plays, but the number of years and games he has played is what makes him unique. I think I have read that he has participated in 280 goals and assists in the Premier,” said Pep Guardiola.
The Spanish coach has spoken at a press conference
Replace De Bruynesrá Mission of Hugo Viana, who has already started working as a substitute for Txiki Begiristain at the head of the sports management. It doesn’t have it easy … but the first names have already emerged.
According to ‘The Athletic’, Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) and Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen) occupy a preferential place between Bruyne’s potential substitutes, although in the City they also trust that Phil Foden can fill the void left by ‘KDB’.
Gibbs-White (Stafford, 2000) is, perhaps, the most unknown option. The former Wolverhampton, signed by Forest in exchange for 29.5 million euros in 2022, has a contract with the ‘Tricky Trees’ until 2027 and is one of the great responsible for the tempor of Nuno Espírito Santo, third in Premier. ‘MGW’ accumulates five goals and nine assists.
For its part, Florian Wirtz (Polheim, 2003) goes through being one of the most desired players in the market. “We would not sell to Wirtz for less than 150 million,” Fernando Carro, president of Bayer Leverkusen said a year ago. Like Gibbs-White, it ends contract in 2027. Its contribution at the number of numbers, however, is greater: accumulates 15 goals and 13 goal passes.