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Man City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne to extend career due to coronavirus lockdown

Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne reveals that the coronavirus lockdown has convinced him to extend his playing career by a further two years.

Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne has revealed that the coronavirus lockdown has convinced him to extend his career by a further two years.

No top-flight football has taken place in England since March 9 - four weeks ago - while an injury prior to that means that De Bruyne's last appearance was in the EFL Cup final against Aston Villa on March 1.

The 28-year-old admitted that the government orders to stay indoors in an attempt to flatten the peak of the deadly outbreak have made him realise that he wants to play on for longer than he initially planned.

"I told my wife I'm going to play a little longer. After this lockdown, I cannot stay at home. I told her I'm going to take two years more," De Bruyne said in an Instagram Live video.

"It's time to play football again. I miss it and it's difficult. But we are not important, football is not important. People love football, but you need to stay safe. I've been at home now for two weeks.

"At the beginning, my family and my kids were a little bit sick so that was a little bit worrying but they are alright now. It took eight or nine days, we don't know, but now they are better luckily as you never know what is going to happen."

De Bruyne has directly contributed to more goals than any other player in the Premier League this season, registering 17 assists and scoring eight times himself.

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