It's really sad to hear that Kevin De Bruyne is ending his career here in Europe as I was hoping to see him play another season in a Manchester City jersey. The way his team performed in the Euros is really hard to accept. Kevin De Bruyne has not been seen to perform the way he normally does in the team's jersey, perhaps because Manchester City did not offer him a new stay at the club. But since the news is not yet official, I will wait for some more time and hope that Manchester City will definitely keep him.
Indeed, there are many references to De Bruyne being ready to go to Al-Ittihadah. A bit of unexpected news, he is only 33 years old, he could easily spend a few more seasons at City, but perhaps after the injury his position in the team is not so strong, Guardiola often replaced him and I can assume that their relationship is not so good, it may also be one of the reasons why Kevin wants to change the club.
In fact, I doubt that De Bruyne will leave in this summer's transfer window, considering that he is an important part of Pep Guardiola's squad. although last season he only played matches in the Premier League with 18 total games, 15 starts. However, his performance did not actually decrease drastically, even though he had a long injury. Pep can still rely on De Bruyne in his squad, at least for the next season. Moreover, so far I don't see any succetor that is stable enough to replace it. Apart from that, De Bruyne can devote all his energy to the next season, at least he will do his best before actually leaving the Etihad Stadium.
On the other hand, several reports reported that De Bruyne has reportedly agreed to move to Saudi Arabia next season to join the Al Ittihad club. Instead, Manchester City is reportedly targeting a player from the German club, RB Leipzig. I'm not sure whether De Bruyne's replacement candidate is the ideal choice. yeah, if the rumors about De Bruyne are true. In fact, Phil Poden is quite an ideal option, this player can be placed in several positions. Last season his performance was very good, in fact with De Bruyne's injury, Poden was assigned to fill De Bruyne's position. However, if De Bruyne leaves in this hot window, it would be a shame that Pep Guardiola still really needs him.