{"id":32537,"date":"2025-06-11T07:14:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T06:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/?p=32537"},"modified":"2025-06-11T07:14:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T06:14:13","slug":"de-bruyne-close-to-joining-napoli-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/de-bruyne-close-to-joining-napoli-2\/","title":{"rendered":"De Bruyne close to joining Napoli"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Kevin&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.co.uk\/player\/de-bruyne-kevin\/MsPs6OI5\/\">De Bruyne<\/a> is nearing a move to Serie A champions Napoli as a free agent following his departure from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.co.uk\/team\/manchester-city\/Wtn9Stg0\/\">Manchester City<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.co.uk\/team\/napoli\/69Dxbc61\/\">Napoli<\/a> sporting director Giovanni Manna confirmed the Belgian is &#8220;pretty close&#8221; to joining the club. Joining Napoli will potentially link him up with fellow Premier League exports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.co.uk\/player\/lukaku-romelu\/dCkG0Iw0\/\">Romelu Lukaku<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.co.uk\/player\/mctominay-scott\/A7S3y397\/\">Scott McTominay<\/a> and Billy Gilmour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>De Bruyne, 33, recently ended a decade-long spell at City. He won six Premier League titles and the 2023 Champions League at City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Antonio Conte, meanwhile, has confirmed he will remain as Napoli\u2019s head coach after speculation linking him with a return to Juventus. \u201cWe have a contract and seeing as we have a shared vision, we don&#8217;t have anything else to add. We&#8217;re moving forward because we&#8217;re serious people,\u201d Conte told Sky Sport.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kevin&nbsp; De Bruyne is nearing a move to Serie A champions Napoli as a free agent following his departure from Manchester City. Napoli sporting director Giovanni Manna confirmed the Belgian is &#8220;pretty close&#8221; to joining the club. Joining Napoli will potentially link him up with fellow Premier League exports Romelu Lukaku, Scott McTominay and Billy Gilmour. De Bruyne, 33, recently ended a decade-long spell at City. He won six Premier League titles and the 2023 Champions League at City. Antonio Conte, meanwhile, has confirmed he will remain as Napoli\u2019s head coach after speculation linking him with a return to Juventus. \u201cWe have a contract and seeing as we have a shared vision, we don&#8217;t have anything else to add. 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