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Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne remains a top transfer target for clubs in Saudi Arabia, according to journalist Ben Jacobs.

The experienced Belgium international has achieved pretty much all there is to achieve in the game during a great career with Man City, so it’s perhaps not too surprising to now see talk of him maybe taking up the chance to finish his career on big money at a slightly lower level.

Plenty of big names have moved to Saudi in recent times, and now Jacobs says they’re not afraid of trying an ambitious move for De Bruyne, possibly for as much as £100million.

Speaking exclusively to CaughtOffside for his Daily Briefing column, Jacobs explained that De Bruyne himself is not perhaps looking as likely to move this summer as it may previously have been expected.

De Bruyne transfer situation explained in exclusive Ben Jacobs column
One issue this summer is Euro 2024, with De Bruyne perhaps not having as much time to agree a deal to Saudi, with the 32-year-old unlikely to be keen on allowing a summer saga to distract him while he’s at a major international tournament.

Kevin De Bruyne in action for Manchester City.
Kevin De Bruyne in action for Manchester City
“Kevin De Bruyne remains a Saudi target, but the Belgian has not yet given any indication yet he wants to leave Manchester City. A transfer is also arguably harder to pull off this summer because of Euro 2024. Players like De Bruyne will only be focused on that tournament and the season will start shortly after,” Jacobs said.

“De Bruyne is not the kind of player that will want uncertainty over his future. If he was to move he would want to do so before the season start rather than at the end of the window. It’s been clear for some time Manchester City want him to extend.

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“Saudi dealmakers are prepared to be patient. They will try for De Bruyne in 2025 if they feel it’s a lost cause this summer. But until De Bruyne puts pen to paper, Saudi officials will continue to take meetings with the De Bruyne camp and are prepared to offer over £100m to Manchester City.

“It is an ambitious swoop to pull off, but the Saudi project isn’t afraid to try for these kind of bold moves.”

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ISTANBUL, TURKEY – JUNE 10: Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City sits on the ground with an injury during the UEFA Champions League 2022/23 final match between FC Internazionale and Manchester City FC at Atatuerk Olympic Stadium on June 10, 2023 in Istanbul, Turkey.
Manchester City superstar Kevin De Bruyne said his hamstring “snapped” in the first half of Saturday’s Champions League final.

The Belgian midfielder was forced to leave City’s eventual 1-0 victory in the 36th minute after initially trying to play through the issue.

“It’s been a hard two months for me, I’ve had a lot of issues with my hamstring. It snapped,” De Bruyne explained to BT Sport’s Des Kelly. “It’s a shame because I felt really good in the first half an hour, and I thought I was doing well, but the team is good enough, and we won, so that’s it.”

City captured the title without their midfield dynamo thanks to a second-half goal from Rodri.

De Bruyne was arguably one of Manchester City’s best players this season, scoring 10 goals and providing 31 assists in all competitions.

The unlucky Belgian international was also forced to leave the 2021 Champions League final early due to injury. He was replaced in the second half as City lost 1-0 to Chelsea on that occasion.

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