Jamie Carragher believes that City can no longer justify Kevin de Bruyne’s salary in a partial role. A sharp reflection on the economic weight of legends at the end of the cycle.
Jamie Carragher does not usually turn around the pot. And when it comes to talking about Kevin de BruyneLiverpool’s legend now star consultant on Sky Sports does not go there with tweezers either.
Everything starts from a post-match statement by De Bruyne himself. Asked about his future at the end of a recent meeting, the Belgian community had blown up a sentence full of innuendo: “I do not yet know what the future will be. But I think I have shown that I still had the qualities to play football here.” A statement that raised some eyebrows on the side of Etihad.
-For Carragher, the question is not whether De Bruyne still has talent, but if City can afford the economic luxury of such a profile. “We cannot recruit a player with such a salary if he does not play every week in a club like City. These sums are reserved for star players,” he said on Sky Sports.
Before adding to an almost fatalist breath: “De Bruyne is still a star player, but he will not play all the games next year. Maybe 20 to 25 games. Manchester City cannot do that.”
An observation that may seem brutal, but not baseless. From Bruyne, often slowed down by physical seeds in recent seasons, remains a ball genius on the foot.
