Kevin De Bruyne’s ex-girlfriend has admitted she had an affair with Chelsea’s Thibaut Courtois, but it was only after De Bruyne cheated first.
Former Chelsea winger De Bruyne wrote in his book Keep it Simple that Courtois stole his girlfriend Caroline Lijnen from him, causing a rift between the two international team-mates.
He also claimed that Belgian boss Marc Wilmots asked him whether he should drop Courtois from the national side as a result.
Ms Lijnen has now responded suggesting she only left De Bruyne after he cheated on her.
“In the summer of 2012, Kevin told me that he had an affair with my old best friend. I gave him the choice: her or me,” she told Belgian newspaper Sport.
“I was ready to give him another chance, but our relationship was never the same afterwards.”
Ms Lijnen says she met Courtois in Madrid, a visit apparently given the full backing by her then boyfriend, but one thing led to another.
“Thibaut gave me in that one night, what I’d sorely missed for three years with Kevin,” she added.
“With Thibaut I could have good conversations and he also cooked nicely for me. Such a thing Kevin never did. And then suddenly we clicked.”