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Players like KDB are not given an extended contract only because of their performance but for experience and past contribution to the club. His recurring injuries might be another reason why Manchester City might want to let him go. It could also be that he wants to leave to gain experience from another league..
I understand what you're saying but players like KDB earn an awful amount of money and oftentimes they are not willing to reduce their salary so what is the club supposed to do? Still paying him 20 mln euro per season for his past contributions? That would make sense with a 3-4 mln contract, which is already a ton of money.
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This is big nonsense from Die_empty as no player receives contracts based on past achievements. The logic is twisted here because usually players with high past achievements are more likely to remain high achievers in the future.
Modric is a great example foe a player who got several 1-year contract extensions not because he was the best player in the world almost a decade ago, but because has something to give to the team in many situations during a season. He is needed and I doubt his contract these days pays as much as the one he signed like 8 years ago.
KDB didn't play well and as far as I know he has offers from Saudi Arabia that he feels he can't let go. Manchester City is not going to compete with clubs from Saudi Arabia in terms of the salary. It has been a great time with him, but it was obvious that he can't be the engine anymore for the whole team that they so badly need.