Kevin De Bruyne might have been a Liverpool fan when he was growing up, but the chances of him making the sensational switch from Manchester City to Anfield when his contract expires were never high.

There is a reason that Manchester City has chosen to let De Bruyne leave this summer — and it is the club's decision, not his.



It is the right time for Pep Guardiola to find someone new, with Nottingham Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White one option under consideration as a successor.

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When the unlikely claim emerged that Liverpool had made an offer for De Bruyne, it was one that got people talking.

In reality, though, De Bruyne is simply not the kind of player that Liverpool can afford to take a risk with.

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