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\n\t\tKevin De Bruyne is leaving Manchester City on a free transfer this summer (AMA\/Getty)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tKevin De Bruyne is leaving Manchester City on a free transfer this summer (AMA\/Getty)<\/p>\n
Chelsea<\/a> are not pursuing a bid to sign Kevin De Bruyne<\/a> on a free transfer from Manchester City<\/a>, according to reports.<\/p>\n Earlier this month,\u00a0De Bruyne announced that he is leaving City at the end of the season<\/a>, marking an end to a successful 10-year stint with the Premier League champions.<\/p>\n The 33-year-old has started just 14 games in the Premier League this season, largely due to a hernia problem, and will see his contract expire at the end of the campaign.<\/p>\n De Bruyne has indicated that he is open to remaining in the Premier League<\/a>, while reports this week claimed that Aston Villa have already discussed a potential move for the midfielder.<\/p>\n According to The Telegraph<\/a>, Chelsea will not be among the clubs who will be in the race to sign De Bruyne this summer.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tGet personalised updates on Chelsea every day\t\t\t<\/p>\n Wake up to find news on your club in your inbox every morning with Metro\u2019s Football Newsletter. <\/p>\n Sign up to our newsletter<\/a> and then select your team in the link we\u2019ll send you so we can get football news tailored to you.<\/p>\n The report claims that Chelsea explored the possibility of signing Virgil van Dijk on a free transfer before he signed a new contract with Liverpool<\/a>, but Enzo Maresca\u2019s side do not have the same plans for De Bruyne.<\/p>\n \t\t Speaking last week, Joe Cole described De Bruyne as the \u2018perfect\u2019 signing for Chelsea<\/a>.<\/p>\n De Bruyne made just nine appearances during his time at Stamford Bridge before he was sold to Wolfsburg for \u00a318 million in 2014.<\/p>\n \u2018If he\u2019s that worried about moving, he\u2019s settled in England, maybe there\u2019s another Premier League club for him,\u2019 said Cole, who won three Premier League titles during his career with Chelsea.<\/p>\n \u2018Listen, if Alex Ferguson was about he\u2019d be on his door when he comes home from training.<\/p>\n \t\t \u2018Is there anyone cheeky enough to try it? Do you know who he\u2019s perfect for, do you know what\u2026Chelsea. I know he\u2019s been there before.<\/p>\n \u2018If you let someone go, you\u2019re saying, \u2018you\u2019re not for us for the next two years and what we want to do\u2019. Well, you\u2019re on a free, you can go anywhere you want.<\/p>\n \u2018And I\u2019m saying, and this ain\u2019t me trying to cause trouble, if I\u2019m Chelsea and I\u2019m sitting around with them [the board], I\u2019m going, \u2018we need experienced players\u2019.<\/p>\n \u2018Kevin De Bruyne, he\u2019s been injured a bit, but what he gives the changing room as a winner, as a leader, we might only need him for 30 games a season, we can manage him.<\/p>\n \u2018Imagine him walking through the door with those young players and those difficult moments. I would say, \u2018whatever you want, we\u2019ll write it off\u2019. Come and play for us for two years.\u2019<\/p>\n For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Arrow Arrow Arrow \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t![\"FBL-ENG-FACUP-BOURNEMOUTH-MAN](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2207156158_5ea0a0.jpg\")
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\n\t\tKevin De Bruyne made just nine first-team appearances during his time at Chelsea (AFP via Getty)<\/p>\n
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