Kevin De Bruyne is going to rely on Romelu Lukaku for more than just goals at his new club Napoli.

De Bruyne called Lukaku and former Napoli and Belgium standout Dries Mertens to feel out what the southern club was like before signing for the Italian champion.

Lukaku led Napoli with 14 goals last season and also won Serie A under current Napoli coach Antonio Conte at Inter Milan in 2021.

De Bruyne was unexpectedly given a training kit featuring Diego Maradona’s No. 10 on it for his first practice session at Napoli.

β€œI was a bit surprised in the beginning because obviously I knew that the number was retired but in another way it’s an honor,” De Bruyne said.

Having turned 34 last month, De Bruyne’s contract was allowed to run out at Manchester City, where he won a boatload of trophies.

He chose Napoli because it was the best fit in terms of competitiveness.

With De Bruyne teaming up with freshly crowned Serie A player of the year Scott McTominay and passing wizard Stanislav Lobotka, Napoli could have one of the strongest midfields in the world.

β€œWe still have Frank (Andre-Frank Anguissa) and then Billy (Gilmour) β€” they’re really good players and it’s not about what we do with three players. It’s about what we do all together,” De Bruyne said. “And we’re going to play a lot of games so it’s going to be interchangeable anyway.”

Courtesy of SSC Napoli

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37 Comments

  1. Fucking love you king πŸ‘‘ Kev the greatest midfielder in football history gonna miss you so much πŸ”΅βšͺοΈπŸ’™πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ’₯ thanks for everything you’ve done for my club thanks for everything you’ve done for city you’ll always be a blue πŸ’™ once a blue always a blue once a blue always a blue good luck at Napoli another blue team it’s gonna take a long while for it to sink that your no longer in a city shirt πŸ’™πŸ˜’

  2. It will never be the same team without Kev. Feels so weird not be able to call him a City player anymore. All the best u fkn legend πŸ’™

  3. i just hope we get napoli in ucl, if napoli are to score i hope its kev, and id love to hear all our fans sing the kev song. that would be perfection

  4. Wanted out of the danger in the UK: his wife and kids come first.

    Not saying he's 100% committed to Napoli but it is a reason for vacating the questionable UK. πŸ€” ❓ 🧐🧐🧐

    Good luck Napoli πŸ‘‘ champions πŸ’™

  5. De Bruyne is always professional, always realistic, and always respectful, he will give Napoli and their supporters 100%, absolutely no doubt about that ….. its a new way of life, and an exciting challenge for both him and his family, so, speaking as a lifelong City fan i can only wish both them, and Napoli well …… as soon as he knew he was leaving the Etihad, and Napoli made their interest known, they were clearly his preferred option, despite interest from elsewhere as he admits here, and both parties will have gone through ' all the correct channels' and done all they could to make that happen ….. De Bruyne will never forget City or their fans, he KNOWS he was adored there, and he always will be …. and i should imagine that he will make exactly the same impression at Napoli, he will give both them, and their supporters, everything he possibly can do.

  6. All the very best Kevin, to you and your lovely family. Thanks for all the unbelievable moments of sheer brilliance. A true MANCHESTER CITY ICON AND LEGEND.