Mourinho took charge of the Blues in the 2013-14 season when a young De Bruyne was a part of his squad at Stamford Bridge.
The Portuguese manager did not allow the Belgian to play too many games due to his young age, leading to the playmaker seeking a transfer away from the club.
Keown, who was part of the BT Sports commentary team last night for the game between Manchester City and Atletico Madrid, slammed Mourinho’s decision to let go De Bruyne.
De Bruyne scored the only goal of the match last night in the Champions League quarter-final first leg between City and Madrid, after which Keown said:
De Bruyne is currently one of the best players in world football, playing a key role in City’s three Premier League triumphs.
Mourinho recounts his Chelsea story with Kevin De Bruyne
As far as recounts go, who better to hear the story of what happened between Chelsea and De Bruyne than from Mourinho himself. Here’s his version of the event (told to TalkSport, reported via FootballLondon):
Mourinho continued:
Mourinho went on to reveal how De Bruyne’s career panned out due to the flow of incidents at the club.
Mourinho is currently in charge of AS Roma.
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