Kevin de Bruyne

[Bosnian Blue 2,471]

One player fit to play is Belgian international midfielder Kevin de Bruyne.

'He is an interesting player,' says Villas-Boas. 'He can play in various positions, from wide left in a 4-4-2 or through the middle as a central midfielder.

'He is exceptionally gifted technically and reminds me of past technical Belgian players like Enzo Scifo, but he still has progression to be made and his next step, if he is thinking about moving, will be the most difficult one.

'We have not scouted just him, we have scouted many different players before so it doesn't mean that all the players we scout will eventually join us. We have to make the right decisions because it is always difficult to get into the Chelsea team.

'But he [De Bruyne] is an exceptional talent and hopefully he can continue to triumph in Genk and the Belgian national team.'

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[Tomo 21,751]

With Mata going more in the middle we are going to need a pure hog the touchline winger, could Kevin be that man and if not him who?

[LDN Blue 7,903]

I know that Kevin is a really great player and that Chelsea already talked about him. Chelsea look and want to buy all the big talents so, for me, it wouldn't be a surprise if Kevin went to Chelsea. Everyone's got his price.

- Mario Been (Genk Coach)

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[termninja 5,290]

With Mata going more in the middle we are going to need a pure hog the touchline winger, could Kevin be that man and if not him who?

He could be. It all depends on how this season goes for KdB. If he regains his form and performs consistently I wouldn't be surprised if he joined us.

[YVT 15]

With Mata going more in the middle we are going to need a pure hog the touchline winger, could Kevin be that man and if not him who?

If not; Eden Hazard or Dries Mertens.

[warnie_666 1,081]

If KDB is bought next season I see him going on a loan for a season.

We really need Hazazrd to replace Anelka next season.

[Milan 17,955]

De Bruyne still keen on Blues

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Genk ace Kevin de Bruyne will be out to impress against Chelsea on Wednesday night after seeing a move to Stamford Bridge fall through in the summer.

The 20-year-old winger was poised to follow former team-mate Thibaut Courtois to West London until Genk reportedly refused the Blues' offer in August.

De Bruyne admits it is still a sore point that the deal collapsed but will not let that distract him when he visits Chelsea with the Belgian side in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday.

He told The Sun: "I was disappointed when the move never happened. I thought there was a deal in place but I still had four years left on my contract and Genk wanted too much money for me.

"Still, maybe next year I can progress to Chelsea or another team.

"I don't feel I have to prove everything in this one game. Chelsea will look at me 20 or maybe 30 times.

"But I do find it annoying that everyone in Belgium is watching me.

"At Genk I'll become maybe 10 per cent better this year. But Romelu Lukaku (left), my Belgium team-mate, will improve 30 per cent just by training at Chelsea."

Support

De Bruyne, who has relatives in England, will be supported by his family at Stamford Bridge as Genk look to upset Chelsea's Champions League aspirations.

"There are a dozen family members and 10 friends coming to watch this game," he added.

"I come to England all the time and spend every Christmas with my mother's family in Ealing. It's like my second home.

"My grandfather has been to see me play in Genk but, for the rest of my English family, this will be the first time they will have seen me play."

[Madmax 9,219]

Liked what I saw of him yesterday. Spots a pass early and has the ability to pull them off. Would have liked a better work rate but I understand he's coming back from an injury?

[bluephoenix 1,131]

Liked what I saw of him yesterday. Spots a pass early and has the ability to pull them off. Would have liked a better work rate but I understand he's coming back from an injury?

yeah, even I thought he played well.

[Hamilton 2,120]

It was his third game after injury, getting better and better, but needed to defend way to much yesterday (what's normal against Cfc)

His passing was good, some great long crosses..

[manpe 10,861]

I didn't find him to be anything special in that game, but oh well... who can blame him when you play the mighty chelsea

[francozola 2,040]

A couple of his crosses in the first half were quality!

[CHOULO19 24,332]

I thought he was one of Genk's better players yesterday, especially in the first half.

[Hamilton 2,120]

De Bruyne scored when Genk beat Mons 2-0 tonight

[Hamilton 2,120]

I was clearly misinformed, Kevin gave two assists to Buffel, he didn't score..