Kevin De Bruyne has reportedly agreed personal terms with Saudi side Al-Ittihad.
The Belgian star has been heavily linked with a move away this summer with Saudi Arabia seemingly the likely destination.
The midfield maestro last month refused to rule out a move to Saudi by suggesting that he is at a point in his career where he needs to start thinking about his family’s future, hinting at a financially lucrative move to Saudi.
Italian journalist Rudy Galetti recently updated that the player has agreed personal terms with Al Ittihad.
?? With the possible departure of Kevin #DeBruyne – personal terms agreed with #AlIttihad – #ManCity already drawn up a shortlist of possible replacements.
?? All the details on @TEAMtalk ?https://t.co/EbsS4hg25P
— Rudy Galetti (@RudyGaletti) July 5, 2024
Newcastle concern about Manchester City swooping in for Bruno Guimaraes
As per Sunday Express, the Magpies may be concerned by the news of Kevin de Bruyne reportedly agreeing personal terms with the Saudi club, as they will now fear that the Premier League champions will look to them for a replacement.
Brazilian midfielder Bruno Guimaraes could be tempted to a move to Pep Guardiola’s side and despite Newcastle’s insistence that the player is not for sale, a significant bid could test them.
Guimaraes’ incredible numbers
Bruno has been fantastic since joining the club, making 107 appearances, scoring 17 and assisting 16 goals.
He has also proven to be a versatile midfielder with his ability to play as a defensive midfielder as well as a central box-to-box midfielder.
Getting fed up with exit speculation, reality is, if a player has his head turned then there’s little point in keeping him however the best way to ensure player retention is to upgrade your own squad to the point no-one wants to leave and miss out. Not difficult really.
I’ve said this for a while ,no one wants to leave a successful club ,because there’s few places to go when you reach the top,sadly these rules FFP ,PSR weren’t introduced when City ,Chelski ,Liverpool were assembling there squads ,therefore it’s not a flat playing surface ,so always playing catch up