16 h. ago Kevin De Bruyne ‘a bit surprised’ not to be offered new Manchester City deal

‘I was a bit surprised but I just have to accept it’Midfielder unsure if he will be part of Club World CupKevin De Bruyne has admitted to being “a little bit” shocked at not being offered a new contract at Manchester City, with the 33‑year‑old saying the club took the decision unilaterally. De Bruyne is also unsure if he will be part of City’s Club World Cup campaign that begins in June in the US.The Belgian is City’s most decorated footballer with 19 honours and is considered one of the club’s greatest players. Yet De Bruyne, who joined in August 2015 from Wolfsburg, will be forced to depart in the close season after the club did not make a fresh offer. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Departing Kevin De Bruyne ‘a bit surprised’ not to be offered new Man City deal

The 33-year-old feels he can still perform at the highest level.

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63 h. ago Bernardo Silva thinks Chelsea are signing his successor after £42m transfer agreement

Chelsea agreed a deal for this Sporting CP starlet in March, and Manchester City ace Bernardo Silva feels as though they've bagged a prodigious talent

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4 d. ago Birmingham bin strike cannot continue, council leader says ahead of fresh talks

Unite the union says if guarantees that no worker will lose money could be put into writing by Birmingham City Council, a deal could be closer.

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5 d. ago Man City could net summer transfer windfall amid double deal possibility

Manchester City could profit from two Premier League transfers this summer

Economics

5 d. ago What is happening with the bin strike in Birmingham and could there be one in London?

Government calls on Unite union to reach a deal with city council after army called in to help with logistics

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6 d. ago Union's bins at Birmingham office are spotless while rest of the city festers in rubbish as workers to vote on partial deal to end strike today

Aerial images of Unite's regional office in Jennens Road, Birmingham , show the union's bins are spotless and seemingly empty.

Economics

7 d. ago Man City next transfer priority as Ilkay Gundogan triggers new deal

Pep Guardiola spoke about what he expects in the summer transfer window after Ilkay Gundogan played his way to a new deal

Economics

9 d. ago Man City have to use Mo Salah Liverpool FC deal to their advantage

Mo Salah is staying at Liverpool while Kevin De Bruyne is leaving Manchester City, so what will the Blues look like without their legend?

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9 d. ago State Street to Buy City of London Office in £333 Million Deal

State Street to Buy City of London Office in £333 Million Deal  Bloomberg

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9 d. ago State Street’s £333mn City office deal paves way for Canary Wharf exit

State Street’s £333mn City office deal paves way for Canary Wharf exit  Financial Times

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1 week ago Man City get £30m PSR boost after making two tough decisions

Kevin De Bruyne will depart Manchester City this summer and Kyle Walker looks set to follow

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1 week ago Man City target 'transfer move for Tottenham star' but huge summer deal ‘not easy’

City target new full-back as they continue major overhaul of their squad

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1 week ago Barcelona star claims Pep Guardiola flew to Spain to broker Man City transfer deal

Pep Guardiola tried to raid former club Barcelona in 2016 during his first summer as Manchester City boss but his advances failed to bear fruit

Economics

2 w. ago Pep Guardiola's cunning strategy on £80m deal landed Man City last laugh over Man Utd

Manchester City and Pep Guardiola previously backed out of signing Harry Maguire when he moved to Manchester United, but City and their later signing have certainly had the last laugh

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2 w. ago De Bruyne’s perfectly timed departure marks tipping point in Guardiola era | Jonathan Liew

The City midfielder made his teammates look like geniuses and once more he is making just the right move at just the right momentNot for the first time, Kevin De Bruyne read the situation to perfection. Not for the first time, he spotted the right play just a little earlier than everyone else. And of course this was always his gift: not simply to pick the right option but to do it faster than anyone else, buying him those crucial fractions of a second when everything else was in flux and only he in stillness.And of course this was not the only respect in which De Bruyne understood the game of football better than most. As a struggling teenager in the Genk academy, he noticed the way the club abruptly stopped paying for a foster family to house him, and then quietly resumed when he started banging in goals for the second team. Cast adrift at Chelsea, he noticed how he was ignored while first-team players were lavished with attention and bespoke coaching. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Kurdish fighters leave northern city in Syria as part of deal with central government

Scores of U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters have left two neighborhoods in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo part of a deal with the central government in Damascus

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2 w. ago Cole Palmer return clause truth after Man City transfer and Kevin De Bruyne exit

Chelsea star Cole Palmer has been linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge - and rumours of a return to Manchester City may increase after Kevin De Bruyne departs.

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2 w. ago Kevin De Bruyne's hidden message in Man City farewell statement to fans

Kevin De Bruyne has announced his departure from Manchester City after 10 years at the club and his farewell message is tinged with disappointment at how it has ended

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2 w. ago Man City: Pep Guardiola calls for Kevin De Bruyne statue after midfield announces 'emotional' departure

De Bruyne leaves the club after 10 years with 16 major titles under his belt

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