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Erling Haaland sends four-word message to Kevin De Bruyne after Man City star confirms plans to leave at end of season

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<p>On Friday, the Belgium international confirmed he will leave City as a free agent at the <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/kevin-de-bruyne-official-midfielder-confirms-leave-man-city-emotional-message-fans/blt539077ebbba59885" target="_blank">end of the season</a>. Now team-mate Haaland, who has played alongside the attacking midfielder for nearly three years, has sung the praises of De Bruyne in a classy social media post.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>He posted a photo of them together and wrote on X: "There’s only one Kevin," alongside a crown emoji.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">There’s only one Kevin 👑 <a href="https://t.co/OOxxrGkYhc">pic.twitter.com/OOxxrGkYhc</a></p>— Erling Haaland (@ErlingHaaland) <a href="https://twitter.com/ErlingHaaland/status/1908505107198525592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2025</a></blockquote>
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WHAT ERLING HAALAND SAID

<p>De Bruyne will not only go down as one of City's greatest-ever players, but he is, arguably, one of the best to ever do it in the Premier League. Manager Pep Guardiola believes the 33-year-old <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/sad-day-happy-pep-guardiola-kevin-de-bruyne-etihad-stadium-statue-midfielder-man-city/blte97da53b6c9d1b0c" target="_blank">will get a statue at the Etihad,</a> as all eyes turn to <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/kevin-de-bruyne-next-club-potential-free-transfer-destinations-confirms-man-city-exit/blt26e54bc87790fce2" target="_blank">where the ex-Chelsea man will head next.</a></p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>De Bruyne and Haaland could play alongside each other when City travel to bitter rivals Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday.</p>

WHAT NEXT?

Erling Haaland sends four-word message to Kevin De Bruyne after Man City star confirms plans to leave at end of season | Goal.com

Erling Haaland has sent a touching four-word message to Kevin De Bruyne following the news of the Belgian&apos;s impending Manchester City exit.

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