kevin de bruyne joined manchester city on 30 august 2015.
when did kevin de bruyne join manchester city?
30 august 2015
on 30 august 2015, manchester city announced the arrival of de bruyne on a six-year contract, for a reported club-record fee of £55 million (€75 million), making him the second most expensive transfer in british football history after ángel di maría's move to manchester united in 2014. he made his debut for the team in the premier league on 12 september against crystal palace, replacing injured sergio agüero in the 25th minute. on 19 september, he scored his first goal for the club against west ham united in first half stoppage time in an eventual 2–1 loss. he went on to score in a 4–1 league cup win against sunderland, on 22 september and a 4–1 loss to tottenham hotspur in the premier league on 26 september. on 3 october, he scored in the team's 6–1 win against newcastle united.
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on 10 september 2016, de bruyne scored and assisted in the first manchester derby of the season which city won 2–1 and was awarded the "man of the match". on 17 september 2016, de bruyne was awarded the "man of the match", in a 4–0 win over bournemouth. de bruyne scored the first, assisted the fourth, and provided key passes on both the second and third goals. after the international break, manchester city drew their next game, against everton, played on 15 october 2016 with the scoreline finishing at 1–1. agüero and de bruyne both missed their penalties while nolito came off the bench to equalise for city. on 1 november, de bruyne scored from a free kick in the team's 3–1 win over fc barcelona. on 21 january 2017, de bruyne was involved in both of city's goals, as he netted once himself and also assisted leroy sané's, in a 2–2 home draw with tottenham hotspur; he was subsequently named "man of the match". on 19 march 2017, de bruyne displayed an excellent performance in a 1–1 draw against liverpool at the etihad stadium, where he set up a goal for agüero.
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