Pep: No clause for concern
BY ED CASEY PEP GUARDIOLA has denied Kevin de Bruyne has a £223million release clause in his Manchester City contract.
The City manager was quoted in an interview in Spain earlier this week saying the Belgium playmaker’s latest deal included a clause set at that figure which equates to 250million Euros.
But Guardiola claims his comments have been misunderstood.
The City boss said: “I don’t know what his release clause is.
“The journalist asked if we’d sell him for 250million (Euros) and I said no. But that is my personal opinion.
“Here in England there are not release clauses. You have to negotiate with the club.”
Asked further if that meant no such clause existed Guardiola said: “I don’t think so.”
De Bruyne, who joined City in 2015, signed a new five-year contract in January. The 27-year-old, City’s Player of the Year as they won the Premier League last season, is sidelined with a knee injury sustained in training last month.