Piet de Visser, a scout who has worked at Stamford Bridge coming about to 2005, has uncovered that the Chelsea proprietor asked for the checking in the wake of being pushed by the Belgian

Chelsea checked Kevin De Bruyne taking after direct requests from Roman Abramovich.

during the Barclays Premier League match between XXX and XXX on September 19, 2015 in Manchester, United Kingdom.

during the Barclays Premier League match between XXX and XXX on September 19, 2015 in Manchester, United Kingdom.

Piet de Visser has been scouting for Chelsea since 2005 and has a little while later liaised with Abramovich on potential exchange targets, and has uncovered that he expected that would go plainly to the Chelsea proprietor about De Bruyne’s ability.

“One of the best players I’ve scouted is Kevin De Bruyne,” De Visser wrote in his new book Expert Scout, which has been serialized by Het Nieuwsblad.

“Kevin was 18. Even moreover, around the day’s end he had an inconceivable structure. I had once in a while seen a marvel, for instance, this. He was a hitting midfielder with a brilliant first touch and promptly moved the distraction, made openings. For me, he was a moment disclosure.

“I requested the tapes of De Bruyne and took them to Chelsea. I demonstrated them to the director scout.

“He said he supported De Bruyne however included there are a huge amount of players like him.

“I said ‘No, this youngster has something additional’. I called the authority of Genk [Dirk Degraen].

“He let me know different more social affairs were watching him. I anticipated that would make a move, I ought to be striking and I took the tape to the colossal head of Chelsea, Roman Abramovich.

“Roman is a honest to goodness football basic other. He not just needs to win, he needs to see wonderful football. He watched the tape, didn’t say anything, yet called the scouting division.

“‘That De Bruyne related requirements to come’, he said. In the event that the enormous supervisor inclinations you, that is unmistakably an uncommon approach to manage make your entry.”

De Bruyne joined Chelsea from Genk in 2012 for a charge in the locale of £7 million however was sold to Wolfsburg for £18m only two years a short time later resulting to neglect to secure a standard part in the guideline cluster under Jose Mourinho.

De Bruyne spent only 19 months in the Bundesliga before Manchester City meant the midfielder in a £55m bargain.

 

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