KEVIN DE BRUYNE NEWS

Forced off in opener De Bruyne (strain) was forced off after 24 minutes during Friday's clash with Burnley.

Impact De Bruyne lasted just 24 minutes to open the 2023-24 Premier League before coming up limping off the ball. The trainers immediately helped De Bruyne off the pitch where he was replaced by Mateo Kovacic. De Bruyne is one of the most talented players in the world whenever he's on the pitch though he has missed significant time in each of the last three Premier League seasons. A long-term absence would likely mean more playing time for Mateo Kovacic or Jack Grealish depending on the formation Manchester City play. De Bruyne's status will be updated before Wednesday's Supercup clash with Sevilla.

AUGUST 11, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Subs on, misses PK De Bruyne (hamstring) came off the bench to play 24 minutes while missing a penalty during Sunday's 1-1 loss to Arsenal during the Community Shield.

Impact De Bruyne returned to the squad after coming off the bench during Sunday's community shield. He is a big part of the team's midfield as he is expected to start in the midfield Friday against Burnley. In 32 league appearances in 2022/23, he totaled seven goals and 16 assists while averaging seven crosses and three chances created per match.

AUGUST 6, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Close to return De Bruyne (hamstring) is edging closer to a return, according to manager Pep Guardiola. "He feels much, much much better. I don't know about Bayern Munich or the next game against...

Impact De Bruyne should return at some point in the pre-season, as he's had about six weeks to recover from when he subbed off in the UCL final. With the season less than three weeks away, there's a chance he won't be ready to start the opener, but at the least, it looks like he'll be plenty close and should at minimum be an option from the bench.

JULY 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Named to traveling squad De Bruyne (hamstring) will be with the club for its upcoming Asian tour, the team announced Wednesday.

Impact De Bruyne was injured in the UCL Final when he was forced off in the 36th minute versus Inter Milan. Initial reports indicated that De Bruyne may not be ready to start the 2023-24 campaign, so his inclusion in the preseason tour probably should be taken with a grain of salt. Whenever De Bruyne is cleared to play, he will immediately reclaim his spot in the starting XI and figures to resume his corner-taking responsibilities.

JULY 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Could miss start of next season De Bruyne (hamstring) suffered a grade three hamstring tear in the Champions League Final a few weeks ago, and while he won't have to undergo surgery to fix the issue, he's expecte...

Impact The Daily Star reports that De Bruyne's medical scans have revealed a fairly significant hamstring tear from the UCL Final, albeit one that won't require surgery in the offseason. De Bruyne is expected to miss the Community Shield in early August as well as the Premier League opener against Burnley on Aug. 11, but perhaps he could return by the UEFA Super Cup a few days later.

JUNE 25, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Snaps hamstring in final De Bruyne "snapped" his hamstring in Saturday's UCL final against Inter Milan, he told Evening Standard after the match. "I had a lot of issues with my hamstring. It snapped. It is...

Impact De Bruyne had apparently been dealing with a bad hamstring the final two months of the season, likely since he missed back-to-back league matches at the end of April. Then again, he also went 174 minutes in the two legs against Real Madrid. Either way, he'll get a couple months to celebrate the treble, as well as rest and recover ahead of the new season. Depending on the severity of the injury, there's a slight chance De Bruyne won't be 100 percent by the start of next season, though that won't be determined until the pre-season. He closes 2022/23 with seven goals and 16 assists in league play and then another two goals in six assists in Champions League action.

JUNE 11, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Subs off injured in first half of UCL final De Bruyne subbed off in the 36th minute of Saturday's UCL final against Inter Milan with an injury.

Impact It's another big match in which De Bruyne suffered an injury, though he likely entered with some kind of knock after subbing off early in the FA Cup final a week ago. While De Bruyne is a massive absence for City, Phil Foden, who came on for him Saturday, is plenty talented and should be fit to go the rest of the way if extra time is needed.

JUNE 10, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Assists twice against Man United De Bruyne (undisclosed went 76 minutes and assisted twice from three chances created, two shots and six crosses in Saturday's 2-1 win against Manchester United.

Impact De Bruyne returned from whatever issue was ailing him Saturday and he did his usual thing for City, though Ilkay Gundogan was the one on the receiving end of both assists. With another week to prepare for the UCL final, De Bruyne should be an option for a full 90 in what will be another game in which he's the focal point of City's attack.

JUNE 5, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Ready for FA Cup final De Bruyne (undisclosed) has trained the last two days and is expected to be fine for Saturday's FA Cup final against Manchester United, according to manager Pep Guardiola.

Impact De Bruyne wasn't used in the league finale and it seems more like Pep Guardiola was pulling everyone's leg by saying the players who missed out were injured. At Friday's presser, he noted that everyone was available and that includes De Bruyne, who is expected to start in his usual role Saturday where City are favored by a decent margin.

JUNE 2, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Active in training De Bruyne (undisclosed) took part in full team training Wednesday, according to Manchester City.

Impact De Bruyne was a full participant in team training during Wednesday's session. The attacking midfielder missed the Premier League finale, but it was only due to a minor injury. De Bruyne has until June 10 to recover before the Champions League final against Inter Milan.

MAY 31, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Misses season finale De Bruyne wasn't in the squad for Sunday's finale against Brentford because of a minor injury.

Impact This is likely nothing, as Pep Guardiola has been building up injuries late in the season once they secured the league title. De Bruyne went 57 minutes in the May 24 draw against Brighton and figures to be fine in the week leading up to the FA Cup final against Man United. De Bruyne's numbers were somewhat done this season, but that's because Erling Haaland was scoring all the goes. De Bruyne finished with seven goals and 16 assists in league play, which flipped from a season ago when he had 15 goals and eight assists.

MAY 29, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Has quiet game in draw De Bruyne created a chance and won one of two tackles in Wednesday's 1-1 draw against Brighton.

Impact De Bruyne had an uneventful game by his standards against Brighton, but the Premier League trophy has already been secured so he will be happy just to avoid injury as Man City's next three games are the EPL season finale, the FA Cup Final and the Champions League Final.

MAY 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Pep Guardiola's offers remarkable response to Kevin De Bruyne telling him to 'shut up' Pep Guardiola reveals his feelings towards Kevin De Bruyne shouting at him during the 4-0 win over Real Madrid.

MAY 19, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Pep Guardiola's offers remarkable response to Kevin De Bruyne telling him to 'shut up' Pep Guardiola reveals his feelings towards Kevin De Bruyne shouting at him during the 4-0 win over Real Madrid.

MAY 19, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Generates two assists Wednesday De Bruyne recorded two assists, 10 crosses (two accurate) and two corners versus Real Madrid on Wednesday.

Impact De Bruyne led the team in crosses and assists but conceded the majority of the corners to Jack Grealish. Still, the Belgian midfielder should continue to serve as the primary driver of the City attack heading into the final three games of the Premier League campaign and should be an elite-level fantasy target every time out.

MAY 18, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Unused sub against Everton De Bruyne was an unused substitute during Sunday's 3-0 win over Everton.

Impact De Bruyne watched Sunday's victory from the bench as his coach Pep Guardiola decided to rest some of Man City's key pieces ahead of Wednesday's UCL semifinal against Real Madrid. With five goals and five assists over his last nine appearances in all competitions, KDB will hope this day off allows him to come in his best form for the most important game of the season.

MAY 15, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Real Madrid, Manchester City end first leg level

Kevin De Bruyne's masterful strike put Manchester City in a great position going into its second leg at home against the mighty Real Madrid.

MAY 9, 2023

Scores goal against Real Madrid De Bruyne took three shots on target and scored a goal in Tuesday's 1-1 Champions League semifinal draw against Real Madrid. He also created a chance in the match.

Impact De Bruyne once again proved himself a man for the big occasion as he equalized Tuesday's game with a powerful strike from outside the box. It was his second goal of this UCL campaign to go along with his seven in the Premier League, and it was his 11th score in the Champions League knockout rounds overall for Man City.

MAY 9, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Busy in return De Bruyne registered 10 crosses (two accurate) and two corners in Saturday's 2-1 win against Leeds United.

Impact De Bruyne picked up where he left off after missing the last two matches with an undisclosed injury with multiple crosses Saturday. This brings him to an average of 7.4 crosses with 53 (10 won) in the last seven games. It also brings him to 233 in the league, which is the second most in the Premier League. The midfielder is also the league leader in assists with 16 with four in the last five EPL contests, with three goals in that span as well.

MAY 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Starting against Leeds United De Bruyne (undisclosed) is in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against Leeds United.

Impact The Belgium international was a major doubt for this game, especially with the Real Madrid clash looming on the horizon, but he'll step in as a central midfielder next to Ilkay Gundogan. It remains to be seen if De Bruyne will play the full 90, though.

MAY 6, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Power Rankings: The best players in Europe - April 2023 The 10 best players in Europe are ranked for the month of April - Erling Haaland, Kevin De Bruyne, Rafael Leao and Antoine Griezmann among t...

MAY 5, 2023 • KANSASCITY.COM

Could return Saturday De Bruyne (undisclosed) will be a late-fitness test for Saturday's match against Leeds United, according to manager Pep Guardiola. "He [De Bruyne] trained yesterday, he trained goo...

Impact De Bruyne has missed the last two matches with a minor issue, but he's back in training and could be an option as soon as Saturday. Given next week's trip to Real Madrid, De Bruyne probably won't see a heavy amount of minutes Saturday. At best, he'll start and maybe only going 60 or 70 and at a minimum, the hope is for him to feature off the bench to get some minutes on his legs for the first time in more than a week.

MAY 5, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Training Thursday De Bruyne (undisclosed) was pictured in training Thursday, ahead of a Saturday clash with Leeds.

Impact De Bruyne missed a 2-1 win over Fulham and a 3-0 win over West Ham due to an undisclosed issue but was pictured in training once more during Thursday's session. The midfielder will hope to return to the pitch in some capacity during a Saturday match against Leeds where he could build on an excellent seven goals and 16 assists.

MAY 4, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Out against West Ham De Bruyne (undisclosed) is not in Man City's match day squad to take on West Ham United on Wednesday.

Impact De Bruyne will miss a second consecutive game Wednesday with an injury, while Bernardo Silva and Julian Alvarez start in attacking midfield. De Bruyne's next opportunity to return will be against Leeds at the weekend.

MAY 3, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Late test for Wednesday De Bruyne (undisclosed) will be a late-fitness test for Wednesday's match against West Ham, according to manager Pep Guardiola. "Kevin [De Bruyne] started to move but didn't train...

Impact It's not an overly positive update on De Bruyne, who may not even start Wednesday if he trained Tuesday. At this point, City need him full strength for the trip to Real Madrid next week and are unlikely to push him if it's an issue that could get worse. They have a few options that can take his spot Wednesday, but Julian Alvarez started in that central attacking role last match against Fulham.

MAY 2, 2023 • ROTOWIRE