Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne has been identified as the number one transfer target for MLS giants Inter Miami, according to reports.
The Belgium international has only recently returned to full Manchester City match action following a frustrating opening few months to the new season through injury and prolonged recovery processes.
Having missed five months of the last campaign through recovery from hamstring surgery, there had been hope that the 2024/25 season would see De Bruyne back at his relentless best. However, an abdomen and groin issue left him out of starting line-ups for around nine weeks.
Starting Manchester City’s last Premier League outing against Nottingham Forest and recording an assist and a goal inside the first-half of the 3-0 win, De Bruyne remains a crucial component of Pep Guardiola’s operation.
Although, there is yet to be any further clarity around what the future hold for the 33-year-old, with his existing Manchester City contract running until the end of the ongoing season and no developments on a negotiation having yet arrived.
As such, according to the Daily Star’s Jeremy Cross, MLS’ Inter Miami have made Kevin De Bruyne their number one transfer target, and are ‘growing increasingly confident’ of being able to land the Belgium international next summer when he is due to become a free agent.
It is explained that Miami officials will look to open talks with De Bruyne next month, if he has failed to agree a new deal with City before, and David Beckham knows luring someone of the 33-year-old’s reputation and calibre would be a huge coup for his club and the wider league.
On the chance to live in the United States, it is also claimed that such a prospect appeals to both Kevin De Bruyne and his wife Michele Lacroix, and the Manchester City legend would reportedly consider a new challenge before he retires.
De Bruyne is also known to be a prominent transfer target for Saudi Arabian clubs, who are viewing the Manchester City playmaker as a potentially league-changing figure should they manage to lure him to the Middle-East.
Additional reports have also mentioned the possibility of Manchester City looking to retain De Bruyne as part of the wider City Football Group, offering him a role at one of their many clubs beyond his time at the Etihad Stadium.
For now, De Bruyne will likely remain focussed on ensuring that his match fitness is retained at the very top level, as he continues to aim to help Manchester City towards an unprecedented fifth successive Premier League crown.