This question seems to have come up ever since Jose didn’t pick De Bruyne for the Squad that travelled to Romania to face Steaua Bucharest and since then he has fallen out of the pecking order, so now should KDB be loaned in January so that he can get the chances or stay at Chelsea and fight for his place?
De Bruyne received many chances in the pre season and he was impressive in all especially in the 2nd match where he scored a stunning goal set up by Lukaku but he injured his leg on landing after taking the shot and he was substituted off. And then in the match vs Ac milan he scored another beautiful goal setup by his own countryman Hazard. Kevin started the season well with in the first match, he provided an assist to Oscar to score the first goal of the season and he had 3 shots, out of which all 3 went over the bar. Later in the season, he was mostly left on the bench as a backup, Jose brought on other player but not him. Jose gave him a chance against Swindon in the Capital One Cup to which Jose pointed out in the press conference before the match against Steaua that he didn’t like De Bruyne’s performance and all.
That started rumours that he could go back to Werder Bremen, where he was on loan last season, and later his agent confirm that there were interests but KDB mentioned he would try to fight for his place in the squad, where there is over 8 players who can play as an attacking midfielder.
Now personally for me, if Kevin De Bruyne can fight for his place and earn many chances to play before the end of December, then he should not go out on loan as he can be our backup midfielder but if it is the other way, it’s the best option for him to go back to Werder Bremen for a second time as next year is the World Cup and his country needs him in form before the season ends.
That’s what could happen to him in a few months, what do you think Chelsea should do? Loan him or keep him? Let me know your feedback.