De Bruyne: Rejection by foster family fuelled my career
Manchester City’s Kevin de Bruyne during a press conference at Philharmonic Theatre in Essen February 19, 2019. — Action Images via Reuters
The 27-year-old attacking midfielder, who tomorrow will be pivotal as Manchester City aim to stay on track for a quadruple this season in overhauling Tottenham’s 1-0 first leg lead in their Champions League quarter-final clash, has bounced back from two knee injuries this season to the kind of form he has regularly displayed since City paid £54 million to German side VfL Wolfsburg for him in 2015.
“That year went by, and I was doing well in school, doing well in football. No fights. No problems,” he told“At the end of the year, I packed my bags and said goodbye to my foster family.De Bruyne said his sense of serenity was shattered hours later.
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