Guardiola on what he has learnt from De Bruyne and whether it was the right time for him to leave

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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola on the news Kevin de Bruyne will leave the club at the end of the season, whether it is the right time and what he feels he has learnt from the Belgian Etihad training Campus, Manchester, UK

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00:00Does it feel like the right time? He's had a contract in the summer, it feels like the squad

00:06is getting a refresh, he's obviously had a few injuries to deal with as well, does now feel like

00:10the right time? The most important thing is that he feels good right now. I think we spoke recently,

00:15lately, that he had problems and now he feels finally, you know, because after the surgery

00:22he had in the hamstring, he had the problems here in the other part of the body, but now he feels,

00:28you know, step by step he feels ready. His decision is made and of course for all of us we

00:35wish him, to him, to Michel, the kids, mum and dad, so absolutely the best. Hi Pep, ten years

00:45you spent here at the club, you've spoken a little bit about the impact that he's had on the club,

00:50those who have played with him, the fans, what have you learnt from him as a human being?

00:56His assists, his goals, his vision in the final third that is so difficult to replace,

01:03because it's not, you know, everyone can make actions, two actions of assists, but

01:09during how many years and how many games that makes him unique, at the end this is a business,

01:16you know, the players have to perform well, the managers have to perform well and we know that

01:20any person, you know, can discuss that his performance during this decade has been

01:26outstanding, so we won a lot, a lot, a lot of trophies and have been involved in every single

01:33one, so that's why, that's why I always, I think we remember him like, you know, he's part of this

01:40club, I've seen in his statement he has done in the club, he said to him, the doors are open for

01:47the rest of his life, so whatever you want to do here in Navarra, part, so it's part of the

01:55family of this club, so it's the impact of some players transcend, it's just even what you have

02:02done on the pitch, so and Kevin is one of them.

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