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There would be shades of when Barcelona felt that Luis Suarez had no more left to offer, only for the Uruguayan to lead Atletico Madrid to the La Liga title.

And while Liverpool and Manchester City have rarely conducted transfer business directly, there is precedent for the Reds signing players at the end of their Etihad deals.

What exactly is it that has fuelled a belief that Liverpool might try to sign De Bruyne?

First and foremost, his Manchester City exit has now been confirmed.

He believes he still has something to give at the highest level.

And it doesn't come much higher than Liverpool?

Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City is challenged by Alexis Mac Allister of Liverpool.

While he left his future open-ended, it is difficult to see De Bruyne wanting to risk his Man City legacy by moving to a direct rival.

That might explain the existence of a picture which shows a young De Bruyne sporting a Liverpool kit.

The one thing that might make all this vaguely plausible is that Liverpool is bracing for the loss of Trent Alexander-Arnold.
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