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The club have promised to build a statue outside the Etihad in his honour
club legend: kevin de bruyne
[Arthur Ferridge](/author/arthur-ferridge)
He leaves as a Man City legend, having won a raft of silverware in his ten years at the club, with Man City already committing to commemorate his time there with a statue.
At full-time, though, he again took centre stage to say goodbye to the fans, telling Sky Sports that leaving brought a ‘weird’ feeling.
Asked to open up on the emotions of the day, De Bruyne said he felt “a bit weird, I don’t know.
“It has been unbelievable to have the ten years that I had, with everything that happened, it has been an unbelievable ride, an absolute pleasure.
“I want to bring joy to people, play offensive football. I want them to have fun, and I think we had a lot of fun in these ten years.
“Obviously you win, you lose sometimes, but it was a joy working really hard to create something for this club.”
While De Bruyne took his time soaking up the moment, it was not quite a perfect outing for him. He was presented a gift-wrapped chance to score against Bournemouth but hit the crossbar from inside the six-yard box as he shot at an open goal.
He described the gaffe as “terrible, terrible, terrible!”
He analysed the chance: “I said I just have to be there, it's gonna come. It is terrible, terrible. There are no excuses. My son is gonna be very tough on me.”
The miss was not enough to dampen the occasion, though. He addressed the packed Etihad after the match, thanking them for their support in his ten years at the club and promising not to stay away for long.
Asked for his favourite moment in a Man City shirt, he said: “Your life and career is a journey. There are ups, there are also downs, but you have to get through all the moments to enjoy it.
“Every moment I enjoyed a lot, and I learned from the bad moments. It's been amazing.
“I just wanted to do well and win, and then when you win, you want to win more. We have had five or six parades, all the moments with the teammates, there are too many to count, but it has been a pleasure.
“I will be back, but we love you and see you soon.”
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