{"id":130433,"date":"2023-09-19T11:52:27","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T11:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=130433"},"modified":"2023-09-19T11:52:27","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T11:52:27","slug":"man-city-postpone-contract-talks-with-kevin-de-bruyne-until-he-recovers-from-injury-as-star-approaches-last-year-of-deal-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/lifestyle\/man-city-postpone-contract-talks-with-kevin-de-bruyne-until-he-recovers-from-injury-as-star-approaches-last-year-of-deal-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Man City postpone contract talks with Kevin De Bruyne until he recovers from injury as star approaches last year of deal | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MANCHESTER CITY have postponed contract talks with Kevin De Bruyne, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>That is despite the Belgian star approaching the final year of his Etihad contract. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/bdb9712a-a121-415c-a507-b61ca616f675.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The playmaker, 32, is a key cog in Pep Guardiola&#x27;s side and was instrumental in their Treble-winning season last term.<\/p>\n<p>But he limped off with a hamstring tear just 22 minutes into the curtain-raising Premier League opener at Burnley on August 11.<\/p>\n<p>And the Daily Star state the champions put negotiations with the player&#x27;s father on ice over extending his Etihad stay.<\/p>\n<p>That is because they want to wait until De Bruyne is back in action from his lengthy spell on the sidelines.<\/p>\n<h2><span>READ MORE ON MAN CITY<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/RR-BETTING-PADDY-POWER-football-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Get \u00a340 in free Bet Builder bets when you stake \u00a310 on football with Paddy Power<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/TM-comp-House-Walker.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Man City ace Kyle Walker buys his ex Lauryn Goodman &#8216;massive&#8217; 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