The Saudi Pro League sides preparing offers of over £100 million to sign Manchester City’s best player.
Football Insider reports that teams in the Saudi Pro League want to sign Kevin de Bruyne, a playmaker for Manchester City, during the summer transfer window.
De Bruyne moved to City from Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga in 2015 for what was said to be a fee of £54 million. The Belgian defender has become a key player for Pep Guardiola’s team since then. The 32-year-old has played 369 times for Manchester City and scored 98 goals and set up 165 others.
Two FA Cups, a FIFA Club World Cup, and a UEFA Champions League have been won by Kevin de Bruyne. In the previous season, he was also made captain of the Etihad team after Ilkay Gundogan left for free.
As a result of his great play for City, Saudi Arabian teams are very interested in signing the Belgian. According to the story above, teams in the Saudi Pro League are ready to pay more than £100 million for De Bruyne this summer.
Riyad Mahrez and Aymeric Laporte left the English winners for the Middle-Eastern League last season. A reported £35 million was paid to get Mahrez to join Al-Ahli, and a reported £21 million was paid to join Cristiano Ronaldo’s team, Al-Nassr.
A defender for Manchester City says why he doesn’t want Arsenal to win the Premier League:read: trends
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Kyle Walker, a defender for Manchester City, doesn’t want Arsenal to win the Premier League because he is connected to Tottenham Hotspur, a team that Arsenal hates.
Walker played for Tottenham for eight years, making 227 games for the North London club before joining Man City in July 2017. A few weeks ago, Walker was asked by Rio Ferdinand on Vibe with Five about Arsenal’s progress over the last few years and whether they can win the league this season. This is what he said (The Athletic):
“It’s really tough. Ever since Tottenham beat Arsenal, I don’t want them to win. Arsene Wenger is our assistant coach, and I think he is also their boss. Alexander Zinchenko and Gabriel Jesus are two of them. I think Alexander Zinchenko is a big part of it. However, I will praise them. Now they’re a really good team.
The Gunners are currently third in the Premier League with 61 points after 27 games. They are one point behind Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City (62) and two points behind Liverpool (63), who are in first place.
