Stefan Borson: De Bruyne could accept 'Crazy' offer after Man City exit talks

Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne could accept a “crazy” offer from a Saudi Arabian club once his contract expires at the Etihad.

That is the view of former Man City financial adviser Stefan Borson, who exclusively told Football Insider the Belgium international will have a price despite believing he isn’t currently keen on a move to the Middle Eastern country.

GiveMeSport reported on 25 October De Bruyne has held preliminary talks with MLS expansion franchise San Diego FC over a switch to North America.

The 33-year-old has also been widely linked with Saudi Pro League clubs.

De Bruyne is out of contract at the Etihad in June 2025 but has refused to be drawn on his future, with his current deal worth £400,000 a week or £20.8million a year.

The attacking midfielder returned to Man City’s squad for the game against Bournemouth on Saturday after missing the past six weeks with a thigh injury, but he was an unused substitute in the 2-1 defeat.

Kevin De Bruyne could struggle to agree Man City terms

Borson believes De Bruyne could struggle to agree a new contract on the same terms at Man City due to his injury record.

“I think he’s clearly interested in going to the US,” Borson told Football Insider.

“It’s one of these tricky situations where he’s coming into a negotiation about potentially extending at City, but he’s not fit.

“If you’re not fit, it’s going to be very hard to ask for the sort of money De Bruyne is paid at the moment and wants going forward, especially when you have potential interest from the US and obviously Saudi.

“It looks like he doesn’t want to go to Saudi, but there’s always a price.

“At the end of the day, if Saudi offer him some really crazy money, then he may well go.

“I’m just a bit sceptical about the US.

“I’m sure he would like to go to the US, but just looking at the salary list that’s published, the salaries are really surprisingly low for lots of players.

“We get used to these very big salaries in the Premier League, but it’s not the real world.”

In other news, Man City working on deal to sign Kyle Walker replacement.

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