Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has explained the latest on Kevin De Bruyne’s injury situation, with the player having also spoken out about his current fitness.
The Belgium international has missed almost the entire season so far and is not someone Guardiola will want to be without for too much longer, though the Spanish tactician has suggested the former Chelsea man is no longer at the age when it’s simple and straightforward to recover and get playing again quickly.
See below as Fabrizio Romano quotes Guardiola on X as saying he agrees with De Bruyne’s own analysis, which is that he should probably be back in action by some point in January…
? Pep Guardiola on Kevin de Bruyne recovery: “If he said he returns January, it's January”.
“Football, he's not 21 anymore — time runs, unfortunately injured and has to recover well, prepare well and we're not expecting after one week to be perfect”, tells @_joebray. pic.twitter.com/kUPgU8EQgi
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) November 27, 2023
De Bruyne is a City legend and they’ve coped very well without him so far this term, though he’s someone who’ll surely be needed if they are to win an unprecedented fourth Premier League title in a row.
De Bruyne was instrumental to the club’s treble success last season, so he’ll no doubt want to get back on the pitch soon and make more memories with the club.