De Bruyne unsure if he plays the Club World Cup for Man City as he expresses his displeasure at the scheduling.
De Bruyne unsure and says that he “probably won’t play” for Manchester City in this summer’s Club World Cup.
The Belgian criticises FIFA for holding the competition at a time when contracts are about to expire.
Due to City’s refusal to extend De Bruyne’s contract, his final games for the team he joined ten years ago will be Tuesday’s trip to the Etihad Stadium and Sunday’s journey to Fulham on the last day of the Premier League season. De Bruyne’s contract expires until the end of June, so he could feature in City’s three Club World Cup Group G matches.
“It doesn’t make any sense,” said De Bruyne following City’s defeat to Crystal Palace in Saturday’s FA Cup final. “But that happens when you push in new tournaments in the middle of a contract situation. I have to take care of myself because if I get injured in the Club World Cup, what am I going to do? Nobody’s going to take care of me at that point. So there’s a big chance I probably won’t play it. I don’t make the rules, I can’t do anything about it.”
De Bruyne is considering whether to play on at the highest level. “I’ll take my decision whenever I’m ready or comfortable with making my decision,” he said. “I want to finish these two games and make a decision, but it’s not that easy. I have to take care of my family. I’ve got three kids, my wife, it’s not an easy process at this time.”
City’s loss to Palace meant De Bruyne missed the chance to claim a 20th major honour with City. “It’s all right,” he said. “This doesn’t change anything that’s happened.”