De Bruyne’s harsh confession: “I don’t know when I’ll play again”

Kevin de Bruynekey piece of City of Manchester and the Belgian national team, is experiencing, due to an injury, a very difficult moment in his career and says that at the moment he still does not know when he will play again. DeBruyne tore his hamstrings on the first matchday of this Premier 2023-24, in the match between City and Burnley played on August 11 with a 0-3 ‘citizen’ win.

That fateful day DeBruyne He retired in the 23rd minute and Pep Guardiolacoach of City of Manchesterhas since said it’s a serious injury and he won’t play again for the rest of 2023.

DeBruyne32, underwent surgery and, although his return is expected at the beginning of 2024, he confessed that at the moment he does not know when he will be able to face again.

So, Kevin de Bruyne He assured with concern: “We have been injured for three months and we are doing everything well, everything is going according to plan, but they have not given me a date for my return, when I can play again of football.”

The Belgian international, undoubtedly one of the most decisive players in the team led by Guardiolaalso explained about the situation he’s in: “They want everything to be completely fine when I come back. It’s an injury because of the overload of matches and because of the risks I’ve taken with other injuries.”

DeBruyne He already injured his hamstrings in the Champions League final that the ‘citizen’ beat Inter (1-0 and the Pep Guardiola won this title for the first time). In Istanbul the Belgian star had to be replaced in the 36th minute of Phil Foden. DeBruyne He was also injured in the 2021 Champions League final, lost against Chelsea (0-1): retired in the 55th minute after colliding with the current Madrid player Antonio Rudiger.

Guardiola decided that Julián Álvarez would replace the injured De Bruyne and, ‘reconverted’, the Argentine world champion has 7 goals and 5 assists in the 16 games he has played so far this season.