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Napoli have confirmed the signing of Kevin De Bruyne following his exit from Manchester Metropolis.
The Serie A champions moved shortly to seize the Belgium worldwide after he was not provided a brand new deal on the Etihad.
De Bruyne gained 14 main trophies in a adorned 10-year stint with Metropolis.
KING KEV IS HERE 👑
💙 #ProudToBeNapoli | #ForzaNapoliSempre | #WelcomeKevin pic.twitter.com/7lh3BDGues
— Official SSC Napoli (@sscnapoli) June 12, 2025
The 33-year-old underwent a medical in Rome this morning earlier than the paperwork was accomplished, bringing an finish to a beautiful spell beneath Pep Guardiola.
There was a clamour for De Bruyne to stick with his end-of-season shows displaying he nonetheless had a lot within the tank as he offered the drive for Metropolis to complete third within the Premier League and clinch a spot in subsequent season’s Champions League.
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He additionally scored the profitable objective as Belgium edged out Wales in a 4-3 thriller on Monday night time.
De Bruyne to affix Lukaku and McTominay in Naples
At Napoli he’ll be part of a group that has gained the Scudetto in two of the final three years, the newest coming beneath the tutelage of Antonio Conte.
He can even link-up with worldwide team-mate Romelu Lukaku and kind a midfield bond with former Manchester United man Scott McTominay, who has shone in Serie A.
Benvenuto Kevin! pic.twitter.com/0SCeSfY2f2
— AurelioDeLaurentiis (@ADeLaurentiis) June 12, 2025
Considered one of Metropolis’s all-time greats
In whole, De Bruyne made 422 appearances for Metropolis, scoring 108 objectives and offering 177 assists.
A four-time Metropolis participant of the season, he was additionally named within the Premier League’s Crew of the 12 months 5 instances, UEFA’s Crew of the 12 months thrice and named PFA Gamers’ Participant of the 12 months twice.
He got here third in voting for the 2022 Ballon d’Or.