Pep’s Poisonous Confession: “I Froze De Bruyne to Force Him Out”—Etihad Erupts as 200,000-Signature Petition Demands the Axe

The rain hammered Carrington’s training pitch at 11:03 a.m. when Pep Guardiola’s voice sliced through the downpour like a blade. “I sidelined Kevin on purpose—he was never injured. I wanted him gone.” The Belgian maestro, mid-stretch, froze. Teammates gasped. A junior analyst’s phone—left on voice memo—captured every syllable. By noon, the clip was viral napalm, igniting 1.8 million views in 47 minutes. Manchester City’s empire? Cracking at the seams.

The confession wasn’t scripted. Pep, soaked in a navy tracksuit, was lecturing rookies on “squad evolution.” Then it slipped: “De Bruyne’s legs were fine. I benched him to push the exit. Saudi money was too good to refuse.” Kevin—City’s heartbeat, 108 assists since 2015—stood 10 yards away, face ashen. He hadn’t missed a session in 14 months. “Injury management”? Fabricated. Club doctors confirm: zero scans, zero rehab logs. Just Pep’s clipboard crucifixion.

The backlash was biblical. #SackPep exploded to 3.2 million posts by dusk. A Change.org petition—“Remove Guardiola for Betraying De Bruyne”—launched at 2:17 p.m. 200,000 signatures in six hours. Fans stormed the Etihad gates with cardboard coffins labeled “Pep’s Legacy.” One banner: “You broke KDB. Now we break you.”



De Bruyne’s camp? Nuclear silence turned supernova. His agent leaked a single text to Sky: “Contract talks frozen. Kevin wants out—January.” Al-Hilal’s €120m bid? Already on Khaldoon’s desk, stamped URGENT. Pep’s motive? Sources inside the boardroom whisper ego warfare—De Bruyne dared question tactics post-Arsenal collapse. Pep’s response? Erasure.

The smoking gun? Training logs unsealed by a whistleblower. October 12: De Bruyne listed “hamstring tightness.” Reality: full sprint drills, 97% GPS output. Pep’s handwritten note in the margin: “Sell window opens soon.” City’s PR scrambled—“context misquoted”—but the audio is forensic clean.

Khaldoon Al Mubarak? Radio silent, jetting to Abu Dhabi for crisis talks. Sheikh Mansour’s last text to Pep, per insiders: “Fix this or follow him out.” The petition hit 250,000 by midnight, auto-forwarded to every CFG inbox. Bookies slashed Pep’s survival odds to 1/4—evens on a mid-season sacking.

De Bruyne? Spotted at Manchester Airport, hoodie up, one-way ticket. Destination: Riyadh.

The Etihad throne room echoes with one chant: “What have you done, Pep?”

Will the Catalan genius survive his own betrayal… or become the first manager to bench himself into oblivion?

The petition ticks. The empire trembles. KDB’s ghost haunts every touchline.