Kevin De Bruyne reveals he only spoke with Jose Mourinho TWICE at Chelsea
Manchester City star spent six months with the Special One at Stamford Bridge before he was sold to Wolfsburg
KEVIN DE BRUYNE revealed he spoke to Jose Mourinho just TWICE at Chelsea.
The brilliant Belgian, 26, is poised to pick up a bagful of awards at the end of the season after a string of stunning displays for Manchester City.
Pep Guardiola has managed to bring the best out of the playmaker, who was sold by Mourinho just six months after the Special One arrived for a second stint at Stamford Bridge.
That ended a two-year spell at the club for De Bruyne, during which Andre Villas-Boas, Roberto Di Matteo and Rafa Benitez were all sacked before Mourinho took charge.
Having returned from a season on loan at Werder Bremen, De Bruyne impressed Mourinho enough to be named as a starter in the Blues' opening two games of the 2013-14 Premier League season.
But the £7million signing from Genk made just one more league appearance as a substitute before he was sold to Wolfsburg in January 2014 for an £11m profit.
When asked to describe his relationship with Mourinho, De Bruyne told the : "I would say distant.
"I'm not somebody who speaks a lot with coaches. I think if the coach wants to speak with you then you just do it.
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"He's the boss. You can be good with each other but still there's a distance between a coach and a player.
";I only spoke with him twice. That was [firstly] when I wanted to leave for Dortmund at the beginning of the summer.
"And then at the second meeting I just said: 'for me it's better to go. I want to play football'."
Chelsea's loss has been City's gain, with £54m signing De Bruyne able to clinch the Premier League title if his side beat rivals Manchester United on Saturday evening.
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He is also battling Mo Salah to be named both the FWA and PFA Players' Player of the Season for a string of superb Prem displays in which he has contributed seven goals and 15 assists.
De Bruyne committed his future at the Etihad in January by signing a six-year contract worth £280,000 a week.