Kevin De Bruyne admits being in lockdown has made him decide to prolong his career by another two years.
The whole of the country is being told to stay indoors amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Manchester City's last outing was a derby defeat at Old Trafford on March 8 but De Bruyne's last game was the Carabao Cup final a week prior to that.
The Premier League is currently hoping to return on April 30, but that date looks optimistic.
And the absence of football has caused De Bruyne to re-evaluate his career.
"I told my wife I'm going to play a little longer," he said in an Instagram Live video.
"After this lockdown, I cannot stay at home. I told her I'm going to take two years more.
"It's time to play football again. I miss it and it's difficult. But we are not important, football is not important. People love football, but you need to stay safe.
"I've been at home now for two weeks. At the beginning, my family and my kids were a little bit sick so that was a little bit worrying but they are alright now.
"It took eight or nine days, we don't know, but now they are better luckily as you never know what is going to happen."
De Bruyne will be 29 in June and is very much at the peak of his powers.
He is seen by many as the most outstanding player in an excellent team at the Etihad and has won a host of trophies since Pep Guardiola arrived.
The uncertainty over City's involvement in the Champions League has cast doubt over his future however.
Since joining for a then club record fee of £55m in 2015 the Belgian has made 209 appearances and scored 50 goals.
