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Kevin De Bruyne Says He Only Spoke with Jose Mourinho Twice During Chelsea Spell

Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne has said he only twice spoke to Jose Mourinho during his six-month spell under the Portuguese at Chelsea.

In a revealing interview with The Premier League Show (viaChris Burtonfor Goal), De Bruyne described his relationship with the now-Manchester United manager as "distant," and that both of the times he spoke to Mourinho were requests to switch clubs.

"I only spoke with him twice," he said. "That's when I wanted to leave to [move to Borussia] Dortmund at the beginning of the summer, and the second meeting I just said: 'For me it's better to go.