Given De Bruyne's age and injury concerns, they are not extending his contract, allowing him to hit the open market. ESPN's Rob Dawson recently explored De Bruyne's upcoming free transfer options, citing a few hurdles in Chicago landing the star talent.

In today's MLS news roundup, Chicago Fire are trying to sign Man City's Kevin De Bruyne, LAFC target Antoine Griezmann to stay at Atlético Madrid and Bayern Munich's Thomas Muller linked with LAFC and others.

Kevin De Bruyne has received his first publicly confirmed offer to secure his services beyond his Manchester City career, it has been revealed.The Belgium and Premier League footballing icon will