Erling Haaland sends four-word message to Kevin De Bruyne after Man City star confirms plans to leave at end of season

Erling Haaland has sent a touching four-word message to Kevin De Bruyne following the news of the Belgian's impending Manchester City exit.

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• De Bruyne to leave Man City
• This season will be his last at the club
• Haaland sends message to Belgian

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  On Friday, the Belgium international confirmed he will leave City as a free agent at the end of the season. Now team-mate Haaland, who has played alongside the attacking midfielder for nearly three years, has sung the praises of De Bruyne in a classy social media post.

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• WHAT ERLING HAALAND SAID

  He posted a photo of them together and wrote on X: "There’s only one Kevin," alongside a crown emoji.

• THE BIGGER PICTURE

  De Bruyne will not only go down as one of City's greatest-ever players, but he is, arguably, one of the best to ever do it in the Premier League. Manager Pep Guardiola believes the 33-year-old will get a statue at the Etihad, as all eyes turn to where the ex-Chelsea man will head next.

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  WHAT NEXT?

  De Bruyne and Haaland could play alongside each other when City travel to bitter rivals Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday.