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Kevin De Bruyne has opened up on his and Mohamed Salah's Chelsea departures, insisting they both needed to leave Stamford Bridge to further their careers.

The Belgium international, 30, was signed by the Blues in January 2012 but made just three Premier League appearances before being flogged to Wolfsburg. He joined Manchester City in 2015 and has since become a two-time PFA Players' Player of the Year.

Salah, meanwhile, only managed 13 league outings during his 13-month stint in London. After spells with Fiorentina and Roma, the 29-year-old returned to England to win two Premier League Golden Boots (one shared) and is on course to make that three this season.

Both players have won plenty more individual and team honours since leaving Stamford Bridge, yet De Bruyne isn't bitter about his Chelsea experience. "We were just two good players who didn’t play a lot," he told The Metro.

"We both needed to gain confidence and get game time and we had to go elsewhere to do that. Maybe it was just a coincidence. You certainly can’t compare me now to what I did then - 10 years in football is your whole life."

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