Kevin De Bruyne to leave Manchester City in the summer

Kevin De Bruyne has announced he is leaving Manchester City at the end of the season, reports Sky Sports.

The club's captain said, "these will be my final months as a Manchester City player" in a post on social media.

De Bruyne, whose deal expires in the summer, signed for City in 2015 from Wolfsburg for a fee of £54.5m (Sh9.1 billion), scoring 106 goals in 413 matches in a trophy-laden decade at the club.

The 33-year-old will go down as one of the Premier League's greatest players after winning six Premier League titles, two FA Cups, five Carabao Cups, and the Champions League in an unprecedented period of success for City.

De Bruyne was also part of Pep Guardiola's treble-winning team in 2022/23.

Guardiola described it as a sad day to see De Bruyne's exit confirmed and said he "is one of the greatest" this country has ever seen.

City say plans will now be drawn up "to deliver a fitting tribute and farewell" for De Bruyne, who they describe as a "global icon of the game".

De Bruyne thanked the City fans in his departure announcement but is yet to provide any clarity on what the future holds for him.

The City midfielder's contract will expire at the end of June which is midway through this summer's Club World Cup.

It is unclear at this stage if that will extend his deal for a short period to have his farewell in the USA.

"Nothing about this is easy to write, but as football players, we all know this day eventually comes," De Bruyne's farewell post went on to read. "That day is here - and you deserve to hear it from me first."

"Football led me to all of you - and to this city. Chasing my dream, not knowing this period would change my life," he added.

"This city. This club. These people... gave me everything. I had no choice but to give everything back! And guess what - we won everything."