De Bruyne throws son like a basketball - and Mendy trolls him

BeSoccer 4 years ago 4.1k |

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The viral photo of De Bruyne and his baby. Twitter/DeBruyneKev

After a long season with Manchester City and Belgium drew to a close, Kevin de Bruyne has been enjoying himself on holiday with his family. Now, a photo he posted on Twitter and Instagram has gone viral.

In said image, De Bruyne can be seen throwing his son into a swimming pool. Just hours after his post, the picture had gone viral, with 25,000 retweets on Twitter and over half a million likes on Instagram.

"Throwing my kid like a basketball because we miss the NBA season" wrote De Bruyne as a caption.

Benjamin Mendy, who is famed for his social media presence, was quick to arrive to the party: "Poor Zinchenko", replied the Frenchman, suggesting that De Bruyne's blonde baby resembled Manchester City full-back Oleksandr Zinchenko.

Twitter was also quick to react to the exchange, with some users going as far as to photoshop the face of Zinchenko on to the baby.