The boss says there are no offers currently on the table for De Bruyne, and that he wants the midfielder to remain at the Club.
He also added that De Bruyne’s impact at City over his nine years so far means he’s earned the right to decide where he wants to play his football.
Pep said of the Belgian: “The club informed me that they didn’t have an offer. I don’t know what will happen but I want him to stay.
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“He was here before I arrived. He is the eldest (longest serving) player here.
“It happened with David for example and other players, he has the credit to decide his future himself.
“What he has done for us is massive so he can decide. The information I have now is he will stay.”
On Alvarez, meanwhile, the boss says there will be no developments until after the Argentine’s involvement at the Summer Olympics is over.
Once La Albiceleste’s tournament is complete, Guardiola will wait for the outcome of any conversations between the forward’s agent and City’s Director of Football, Txiki Begiristain.
“I don’t think about replacing. I knew he said he will think about it,” Pep added.
“Once he has finished thinking, his agent will call Txiki [Begiristain] and we will see what happens.
“I know he wants to play in important moments, but the other players [want that] too.
“We have 18 or 19 players who want to play in the important games.
“I read he has to think about it, so okay think about it and after that he will inform us what he wants to do.”
USA TOUR 2024
City are still to face Barcelona and Chelsea during the Club’s pre-season tour of the United States.
As always, mancity.com and the official app are the best places to keep across all things City during our time in the US.
Including pre-match press conferences and live open training as well as detailed and varied in-game and post-friendly coverage of all our fixtures, our website and app provide fans with a complete City experience, all from one handy place.
All US Tour matches will be broadcast live on CITY+ in the following countries: United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Norway, Sweden and United Arab Emirates.
For our clash with Barcelona, the following countries will also have access to the broadcast: Belgium, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, New Zealand
And if purchasing CITY+ via the Man City App on iOS: Albania, Cambodia, Georgia, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Uzbekistan.
To access these matches from one of the locations listed above, you will need an active CITY+ subscription. Those same restrictions will apply to full-match replays and Pitcam highlights.
For fans living outside of the countries named, we will have a full explainer article on how to tune in coming in due course.
Subscribers will be able to watch on the official app and mancity.com, with the option to cast matches onto their TV from mobile devices. Find out how to do this via our handy guide here.
For more information on CITY+, including subscription prices, click here.
