After ten years, Kevin De Bruyne bids farewell to Manchester City and the last home game turns into a grand celebration: the Belgian was honored as one of the club's great icons, was given a lifetime subscription to return to the stadium whenever he wants, and many team legends dedicated a few words of gratitude to him.
It was a very emotional evening and Pep Guardiola could not hold back his tears during the video shown on the stadium's giant screens.
A camera captured the long farewell, capturing the coach in tears several times. The Spaniard had watery eyes and wet cheeks, deeply moved by a very heartfelt farewell. Something similar had happened to him after Sergio Aguero's last game for City: he let himself be overcome by emotion at such an important moment in the history of the team that is preparing to say goodbye to one of the biggest stars of recent years.
Pep Guardiola crying at KDB's farewell I'm hurt pic.twitter.com/DVxLLAy8za
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The evening was a moment of great celebration dedicated to the midfielder who, after ten years, will end his adventure with Manchester City. He decided not to renew his contract and to seek a new adventure, closing a chapter that lasted a decade. For this reason, after the last match played at home, the club decided to pay homage to him with a celebration: his teammates honored him with a guard of honor, he received several gifts and a video was broadcast that also included testimonies from several former players.
De Bruyne was accompanied by his family and was visibly emotional, but more than anyone it was Guardiola who could not hold back his tears in front of the images broadcast on the giant screens: he began to cry, filmed by the cameras that captured the moment of farewell to an extraordinary footballer who has left his mark on an era with the Manchester City shirt.