Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has confirmed that midfielder Yaya Toure will miss Saturday's trip to Norwich City and is a doubt for the Tuesday's Champions League tie with Dynamo Kiev.
Ivory Coast international Toure has a heel problem that will prevent him playing at Carrow Road.
"Yaya has a problem in his heel," Pellegrini said. "We will see next week if he can improve.
"We don't know [if Toure will be fit to face Kiev]. We must see, because it is a pain in his heel.
"Sergio Aguero had the same problem one month ago, so we will see how Yaya is."
"Well it's very important [to have De Bruyne back]," Pellegrini added. "But also Fabian and Samir Nasri. Because the three of them play in a similar position so maybe we didn't have too many chances to make changes.
"I hope that after the international break they can work another 15 days more. The three of them will be fit for the rest of the season. That can be very important for us."
