Pep Guardiola makes feelings clear on Kevin De Bruyne future with telling three-word response
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Pep Guardiola says it's not down to him to decide whether Manchester City should hand Kevin De Bruyne a contract extension. With the transfer window now open, De Bruyne can talk to clubs abroad about a move in the summer. Guardiola, though, insisted it 'wasn’t my business' when asked if he was in talks with the Belgian about extending his contract.
The influential 33 year-old is out of contract at the end of the season after a decade at the club. He’s had injury and fitness issues in the last couple of seasons and Guardiola admitted: “He had problems in the last year and year and half. “But, of course, when he’s consistent and fit and when he can play regularly I said many times, he’s a really important player for us. A decisive player.
“But it’s going to happen for the club and how he’s going to perform until the end of the season, the age he is at and many things. I think the club has to think about it.”. Guardiola admits the mood has improved at Manchester City after the Premier League champions ended a run of one victory in 13 games by beating Leicester 2-0 on Sunday. But now he says they have to build on their rare win.
Ahead of tomorrow’s visit from West Ham, Guardiola was asked if he’d seen signs that he believed confidence is coming back for his faltering squad. He replied: “It was just a game where we didn’t play in our best level. We just won because sometimes football is like that.
