FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - UEFA Nations League - League A - Group 2 - Belgium v Denmark - King Power Stadion At Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium - November 18, 2020 Belgium's Kevin De Bruyne celebrates scoring their fourth goal REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A fresh Kevin De Bruyne is essential to Belgium’s cause at next month’s European Championship and coach Roberto Martinez is therefore sending him on holiday before the tournament starts.
The Manchester City talisman will join the Belgium squad only five days before their first Group B match against Russia in St Petersburg on June 12 – a calculated risk Martinez says he is taking to ensure his key midfielder is raring to go.
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