Kevin de Bruyne Friday night footballJamie Carragher and Micah Richards have different opinions on whether Belgians should last for a year in Etihad.
Last month, De Bruin announced that he would leave the club and won six Premier League titles in a decade before revealing that he was "surprised" that he did not get a delay in his current deal, which expires at the end of June.
The 33-year-old added that he believes he can still perform at the "highest level" and showed some evidence against Wolves, which was City's most successful two-thirds pass and pressure, with his turnovers over except for the only goal of the game.
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Former Manchester City defender Richards said he could understand De Bruyne's frustration despite his reduced age and fitness, which has only 17 starts this season.
He said: "Maybe he doesn't have the media that Manchester City wants to invest in, but in terms of quality, he thinks he can still play at the highest level. I believe him.
“Talking with a lot of city fans, they think it’s good, he’s leaving this season.
“He’s 33 years old for a long time and your body can’t do what you want. But you look at Man City’s stats, he keeps the ball in a very good shape and scores as an important goal. His football wisdom still exists.
"Maybe he told the manager that he is still excellent enough to play at this level."
Jamie Carragher told Friday night football He is more inclined to be with Manchester City's decision to let midfielder go.
Last year, De Bruyne also scored only 15 games in the club's Premier League and missed 13 games in 2020/21. Overall, he has 257 campaigns in Pep Guardiola's 339 league games.
Carragher said he felt it made De Bruin’s important salary difficult to prove because his status and quality players commanded more than the club is willing to pay for his potentially limited appearance.
"I can understand where the club comes from. I think that's a little different from what happened to Mo Salah and Virgil Van Dijk because they play every week."
“I think he is one of the highest paid players in the world football game, which is right. He has been hurt a lot over the past two years, so it’s hard for Manchester City to offer him a new contract from a business standpoint.
“When you have a club like this, we know PSR and all the different things, you can’t get someone to have some type of salary on a weekly wage that you don’t play, and that should be one of your star players.
“Right now, he’s still a star player, but he doesn’t play every week, he probably plays 20 to 25 games a season.
“What Gary Neville mentioned is that when you think of the United lads, everyone reaches a certain age, and Gary is one of them, maybe Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, they stay there, they go through their own experiences and they get immersed and quit the game.
"I'm sure they're very good at paying, but we're probably talking to Kevin de Bruyne now, who doesn't play every weekend, and City as a business may not prove that."
de Bruyne: I don't know what's going on in the future
That person told me Sky movement Despite playing the penultimate home game of Manchester City on Friday night, he is not a wise choice for his future.
However, after scoring the third goal in four games, De Bruin reiterated his belief that he has the ability to continue playing for the club at the same level.
"I just wanted to do my best," he said. "I know I have one game left (in Etihad), but I just tried to do my job as usual.
“I’m proud of my work, and that’s always been.
“A lot of teammates have talked to me and they regretted that I left, but sometimes that’s how life goes. My performance and how I perform is what everyone does.
"Unfortunately, I don't know (the future situation). I show that I can still play here or I wouldn't have done what I did in the last four to five weeks. From my point of view."