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'A sad day, a happy day' - Pep Guardiola believes Kevin De Bruyne will get an Etihad Stadium statue after midfielder announces decision to leave Man City this summer

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<p>After taking in 10 memorable years with the Blues, Belgian midfielder <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/kevin-de-bruyne-official-midfielder-confirms-leave-man-city-emotional-message-fans/blt539077ebbba59885" target="_blank">De Bruyne has revealed that he will be leaving as a free agent when his contract expires</a> this summer. He will walk away as a <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/best-premier-league-players-21st-century-ranked/blt43afd55f917538aa" target="_blank">modern day legend in the Premier League</a>.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>De Bruyne has won everything with City, including the Champions League, and is assured of a standing among the immortals on the blue half of Manchester. That should, at some stage in the near future, earn him a permanent monument outside the ground that he has <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/greatest-individual-premier-league-seasons-ever-ranked/blt225ac0c7f237d24c" target="_blank">graced with such distinction during an era of remarkable success</a>.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Sergio Aguero, Vincent Kompany, David Silva, Mike Summerbee, Colin Bell and Francis Lee <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/man-city-aguero-statue-10th-anniversary-93-20-premier-league-title-winning-goal-qpr/bltb60bf7d76db25772" target="_blank">all have statues at the Etihad</a>. Quizzed on whether De Bruyne will get that treatment, Guardiola told reporters: "Listen, I don't know, but I would bet a lot of money that it is going to happen, that's for sure."</p>

WHAT PEP GUARDIOLA SAID

<p>De Bruyne has <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/maybe-yes-maybe-no-de-bruyne-guardiola-made-him-better-player/blt1b9d054f06c76c1f" target="_blank">been a talismanic presence for Guardiola</a> throughout his trophy-laden reign as City manager, and the Catalan coach said of seeing another iconic figure move on: "A sad day. A happy day for the pleasure personally that I will leave with him. He gives all of us humility and his influence in our success over the last decade - that would have been impossible to imagine without him.</p><p>"A sad day because one of us is leaving. When Vincent left, or Sergio left, or David Silva left, these players with their contribution. It’s a sad day. But we still have 10 games and hopefully 11 that we can enjoy with our fans. He will get, I’m sure, the love."</p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>De Bruyne has taken in over 400 appearances for City and could bid farewell with another winners’ medal to his name as Guardiola seeks to end what has been a testing 2024-25 campaign with FA Cup success.</p>

WHAT NEXT FOR KEVIN DE BRUYNE?

'A sad day, a happy day' - Pep Guardiola believes Kevin De Bruyne will get an Etihad Stadium statue after midfielder announces decision to leave Man City this summer | Goal.com

Pep Guardiola is confident that Kevin De Bruyne, who is leaving Manchester City, will soon have a statue outside the Etihad Stadium.

&apos;A sad day, a happy day&apos; - Pep Guardiola believes Kevin De Bruyne will get an Etihad Stadium statue after midfielder announces decision to leave Man City this summer

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