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Kevin De Bruyne signs with Napoli after 10 seasons at Manchester City

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Kevin De Bruyne (R) of Napoli shakes hands with club President Aurelio De Laurentiis in Rome, Italy, June 12, 2025. /VCG
Kevin De Bruyne (R) of Napoli shakes hands with club President Aurelio De Laurentiis in Rome, Italy, June 12, 2025. /VCG

Kevin De Bruyne (R) of Napoli shakes hands with club President Aurelio De Laurentiis in Rome, Italy, June 12, 2025. /VCG

Two-time Premier League player of the season Kevin De Bruyne signed as a free agent from Manchester City with Serie A champions Napoli on Thursday.

"KING KEV IS HERE," Napoli declared in a series of posts on X.

Napoli did not announce the length of his new deal.

Around 150 fans welcomed De Bruyne on his arrival at a clinic in Rome for his medical. They chanted his name before also singing about Napoli being champions after the player had gone into the facility.

At Napoli, De Bruyne will reunite with Belgium teammate Romelu Lukaku, and follow in the footsteps of former Napoli great Dries Mertens, an ex-Belgium international.

In Napoli's midfield, De Bruyne can team with Serie A player of the year Scott McTominay, who made a highly successful move from Manchester United.

Known as one of football's most complete midfielders, De Bruyne was named best player in the Premier League for the 2019-2020 and 2021-22 seasons.

In 10 seasons at City, he helped the English club to six Premier League titles, two FA Cups and a UEFA Champions League trophy.

The addition of De Bruyne may have been one of the reasons that convinced Napoli coach Antonio Conte to stay on for another season after considering rejoining Juventus.

Source(s): AP
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