Kevin De Bruyne has refused to rule out joining another Premier League team after he leaves Manchester City at the end of the season.
The soon-to-be 34-year-old announced last week that he will bring the curtain down on his glittering 10-year career at the Etihad Stadium when his contract expires in the summer.
De Bruyne delivered a man-of-the-match performance to inspire Man City to an impressive comeback from 2-0 down to overwhelm Crystal Palace by a 5-2 scoreline at the Etihad on Saturday lunchtime.
A trademark first half free kick from the Belgian playmaker sparked the Citizens' revival, and he was also involved in Omar Marmoush's leveller before setting up Mateo Kovacic less than two minutes after the restart to fire City ahead.
Academy graduates James McAtee and Nico O'Reilly also got their names on the scoresheet to help Pep Guardiola's side climb back into the top four and boost their Champions League qualification hopes.
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De Bruyne issues fresh update on future ahead of City exit
After the match, De Bruyne was unsurprisingly questioned about his future, and while he has confirmed his firm intention to play on in his career beyond his time at Man City, he has admitted that his next destination is yet to be decided.
Speaking to TNT Sports, City's No.17 said: "It's been a hard year, having a hernia wasn't fun, but now I've been pain-free for the last six weeks and that's a massive difference; playing with pain or not.
"But now I feel free, I'm able to do a lot of training, and I feel I can do a good job. I don't know what's going to happen but I want to play on, so we'll see where I can end up.
"I don't know how I'm going to feel [when I leave Man City]. I've been here so long, my family has been here for 10 years, my kids were born in Manchester, lived their whole life here.
"It's going to be something different for them. I think they're a bit scared, excited, but it's a bit of an unknown because we don't know what's going to happen for the moment.
"But I want to enjoy, play good football like I did today, and for the rest, I'll be fine. If I can play football and my family is happy, I'm good."
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De Bruyne refuses to rule out staying in Premier League
In a separate post-match interview with Viaplay, De Bruyne was asked about the possibility of joining another Premier League team, and he replied: "There's always a challenge, for me next year I don't know what's going to happen,.
"If teams come and they can convince me that something sporting is nice, a nice project, I'm able. I know, obviously, I'm not the youngest any more but I still feel I'm able to perform at a very high level.
"I don't know what teams are interested or what they want to do, but whatever project is available I'm willing to listen.
"I love football, I love to play football, if a nice project comes and my family is also good with that then we are able to make a decision"
De Bruyne continued: "It could be not [over in the Premier League]. It's very hard because the decision of leaving has not been that long, nothing can be decided in a week in the football world. I don't think everything comes in a week.
"I've not even seen my family since the announcement, so I need to speak and see whatever team wants me. I don't know, I have no idea, we'll see."
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De Bruyne is yet to be linked with any current Premier League teams, but he has been tipped to move out of Europe and join a club either in MLS or the Saudi Pro League.
Recent reports have claimed that Lionel Messi's Inter Miami are readying a contract offer for De Bruyne, with club owner David Beckham hopeful of luring the playmaker to the United States.
De Bruyne hoping to end legendary City spell on a high
De Bruyne is now focused on finishing the season strongly with Man City and is targeting Champions League qualification as well as FA Cup glory.
"We need to win these [remaining Premier League] games." De Bruyne told TNT Sports. "Perform the way we did today, be aggressive, press forward. Of course we've struggled this year, but we need to find a way to win and the most important is this club, next year, plays Champions League and hopefully we can bring that to them.
"[Winning the FA Cup] would be brilliant!" He added. "To be in the semis again is great, we play Nottingham [Forest] who have done really well. But we're going to try and give it our best shot of winning, and that would be really nice."
De Bruyne has now recorded 107 goals and 177 assists in 415 appearances for Man City across all competitions since joining in the summer of 2015, and winning the FA Cup this season would increase his impressive trophy haul at the club to 20.
Oliver Thomas
