Manchester City let go of a player they shouldn't have lost: 34-year-old De Bruyne has scored 11 goals and provided 3 assists in 12 matches this season.

Manchester City parted ways with several players they arguably should have kept, including Alvarez and 34-year-old De Bruyne, who left as a free agent this season. On October 14th, early morning Beijing time, in the 8th round of the European World Cup qualifiers Group J, Belgium won 4-2 away against Wales, with De Bruyne scoring two penalties.

According to statistics, De Bruyne has appeared 12 times this season for both club and country, scoring 11 goals and assisting 3 times. For a 34-year-old midfielder, this shows he still has plenty of fuel left. Fans have been discussing that with De Bruyne’s ability, he could easily continue playing for Manchester City for another two seasons. Without De Bruyne, Guardiola’s attacking tactics at City have lost much creativity, and City’s Premier League title challenge this season has been somewhat lacking.

In contrast, Napoli acquired two key players from Manchester City, De Bruyne and Højlund, both of whom are in excellent form. Currently, Napoli leads Serie A with 15 points from 5 wins and 1 loss in 6 rounds. De Bruyne seems set on competing for the Serie A title, and if this former Premier League top midfielder wins another Serie A championship, his career will be even more complete. Fans enjoy watching De Bruyne because of his penetrating passes — it’s that pure and simple.