Shaun Wright-Phillips is gutted to see Kevin De Bruyne leaving Manchester City, but admits a MLS move would generate “a lot of fun for Lionel Messi”.

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• Belgian leaving the Etihad as a free agent
• Has been linked with teams around the world
• Premier League sides urged to make a move

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Iconic Belgian playmaker De Bruyne has announced that he will be leaving the Etihad Stadium as a free agent this summer when his contract expires. He has spent 10 memorable years on the blue half of Manchester.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  De Bruyne is a Premier League and Champions League title winner with two PFA Player of the Year awards to his name. He sits second on the Premier League all-time list when it comes to assists and has taken in over 400 appearances for City.

• DID YOU KNOW?

  Speculation is now raging regarding De Bruyne’s next move, with the 33-year-old being linked with teams in America, Italy and Saudi Arabia. It has been suggested that he could join eight-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi at Inter Miami.

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  WHAT SHAUN WRIGHT-PHILLIPS SAID

  Ex-City winger Wright-Phillips – speaking to GOAL via , Football Betting – said when asked if De Bruyne in Florida would be a lot of fun: “It would be a lot of fun for Messi, it wouldn’t be for the other teams!

  “I’m gutted about it. I’m a massive fan of his. At the same time, I understand football as well. Some things happen that no-one can explain. This for me is one of them. It looks like they are both ready to turn the page.

  “Hopefully they both do a U-turn because I would like to see him not only at City, but in the Premier League. Fingers crossed but whatever he does and wherever he goes, someone is going to get one hell of a player for the next three years.”

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