Hmm in the case of De Bruyne, I wonder what will happen to Manchester city when this guy will finally retire as they are yet to get his perfect replacement
They have no choice other than get a new player that can replace him. It doesn't mean manchester city needs to get someone who will be replicating de bruyne. The club is currently seeking a player who can perform at a close distance to him, and finding someone who meets that standard would be satisfactory. I recall that there have been discussions about Dani Olmo being a potential candidate to succeed De Bruyne, however, it is important to mention that Pep's latest statement hinted at his willingness to see De Bruyne retire at Manchester City.
Yes, actually there is no one club that carries out major changes or is willing to let go of old players and replace them with young players to maintain performance in the long term, so if one day Manchester City management sells Kevin De Bruyne, I will not regret it as long as I can get more talented young players or don't have to have the same performance as De Bruyne but at least have quality talent.
Pep is willing to see him retire on manchester city. I see no point owned by manchester city's management to do this too. The management can only follow what's the decision being made by pep. Buying youngstar is not that bad but there must be someone who can also advise the new player how to play better than before.
Having de bruyne as a veteran in the club is very important. Just like when real madrid was keeping some veteran to stay while the club was continuously regenerating its player. This is also making the situation far better for manchester city to be well prepared to face the upcoming season.
I would rather than try to keep de bruyne much longer but it's not totally wrong to sell him for 100 millions that can be used to buy experienced player which is still young enough.
Yes, of course it won't be a problem, but after you say that if you sell de Bruyne and bring in young players, you must need senior players to provide experience, like Haaland, Bernardo Silva and other players who are ready to provide support to young players to improve the talents of these young players.
But I have the same mindset as you maintain one season and bring in young players and de Bruyne can provide his experience to these young players after leaving to leave Manchester City.
I heard de Bruyne also say he wanted to play with Ronaldo, or did that mean he would go to Saudi Arabia for a big salary?