Manchester City star Kevin de Bruyne 'did not assist' Drake

The footballer previously said the rapper was the most famous person he had ever met

Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne has confirmed he did not provide rapper Drake with a songwriting assist on his latest release.

Confusion arose after Drake fans spotted a credit for "K De Bruyne" on Wick Man, a track on the star's For All the Dogs Scary Hours Edition.

However, it was not for the Belgian midfielder, but for his musical countryman, Koen De Bruyne.

Offering clarity on Instagram, the star wrote: "All jokes aside, it's not me."

The footballer, who has been recovering from hamstring surgery, previously told Sky Sports that Drake was the most famous person he had ever met.

De Bruyne's teammate Erling Haaland joked that if Drake needed an assist from the star, he was "not alone"

The suggestion that he had co-written the track had fans joking online that even though he was injured, he could still provide assists to the big stars.

However, after hours of speculation, the player shared an image of himself with Drake with the joking comment that the rapper "needed an assist", before adding: "All jokes aside, it's not me."

He added that he was a "huge fan though".

That comment did not stop his teammate Erling Haaland replying that the rapper was "not alone" in needing a De Bruyne assist.

The writing credit was actually for the footballer's namesake, jazz musician Koen De Bruyne, whose 1978 release Landscape was sampled by Drake on his track.

Drake's representatives have been contacted for comment.