Kevin De Bruyne has revealed that talks over a possible extension to his Manchester City contract have not yet resumed, meaning the midfielder could discuss a summer move to a foreign club in January.

The 33-year-old’s season has been interrupted by injury and the Belgian said last month that he had put contract talks on hold while he focused on recovery during a two-month spell.

De Bruyne’s current deal at the Etihad runs until next summer and he will be allowed to negotiate with clubs outside England from January 1.

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After City’s much-needed Premier League victory over Leicester City on Sunday – just their second win in 14 games in all competitions – he said there was no update on his future.

“No. Nothing yet,” he told The Independent.

While the uncertainty over De Bruyne’s future will be a concern for City fans, he is not the only Premier League star whose contract expires in June.

Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold are set to leave Liverpool in the summer, unless deals can be agreed.

But despite the off-field rumours, Arne Slott’s side shines through on him. They have lost just once in all competitions this season and head into the new year top of the Premier League.

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City, meanwhile, have suffered the opposite fortune this season. And De Bruyne admitted that the team’s poor results had affected both the playing squad and manager Pep Guardiola.

“I think obviously it was a little more down than normal, but I don’t think it was a huge difference,” De Bruyne said.

“You cannot change yourself after a bad moment. We have a lot of good moments, we know how to win games. But at the moment we are not winning, it happens and you have to accept that other people are also good and they are probably in a better moment.

“You have to do your job, that’s what we’re trying to do, and hopefully it gets better.”

City are next in action on January 4 when they host West Ham, who will be looking to bounce back from their 5-0 defeat at the hands of Liverpool on Sunday.