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.
βI was a bit surprised in the beginning because obviously I knew that the number was retired but in another way itβs an honor,β De Bruyne said.
Having turned 34 last month, De Bruyneβs 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.
βWe still have Frank (Andre-Frank Anguissa) and then Billy (Gilmour) β theyβre really good players and itβs not about what we do with three players. It’s about what we do all together,” De Bruyne said. “And weβre going to play a lot of games so itβs going to be interchangeable anyway.β
Courtesy of SSC Napoli
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37 Comments
Legend ππ citeh for life
Going to watch every napoli match from now on π
My King π©΅ Good luck Napoli for next season, look after our Kev π€΄
Fucking love you king π Kev the greatest midfielder in football history gonna miss you so much π΅βͺοΈππππππ₯ thanks for everything youβve done for my club thanks for everything youβve done for city youβll always be a blue π once a blue always a blue once a blue always a blue good luck at Napoli another blue team itβs gonna take a long while for it to sink that your no longer in a city shirt ππ’
The true KING of Manchester. Once a blue always a blue.. MCFC OK
From one sky blue to another
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 π
This is all Guardiola. This guy will have to stay if thereβs any other coach.
Go on Kev πͺ good luck City boy π©΅ forever in our hearts
What a legend he gave us so many wonderful memories wish you all the luck thank you
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
All the very best king Kev. Mancity Legend β€
Goat
Kdb our legend
Legend
THE KING OF MAN CITY
Wtf they give the number 10 to him? I heard that Napoli retired number 10 after Diego Maradona played for the club
Napoli,, π©΅π©΅
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. π€ β π§π§π§
Good luck Napoli π champions π
To me, KDB is fatβ¦
KING OF NAPOLI
Kevin looking sharp!!
Blue Moon King Kevinπ
thank you kevin for EVERYTHING. wish you all the best
A man city fan for life – thank you Kevin for being a city fan. I'm so inspired
You are my goat, city will always be your team and you will always be our player. King π
Deja vu Kev.. gutted youβre leaving the prem
Chelsea fan
King debryne be blessed with Napoli
Always so faithful to City best of luck Kevin
The talisman ( kdb ) wear the jersey 10 with pride and a great honour all the best
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.
Weared for few second for a joke; he respect and Number 10 of D10S will stay retired!
Doubt he will be as good as mc sauce ππΉ
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.
Wishing you all the very best kev go and smash it for Napoli π
They should have given him a player/coaching role.
But He wanted to play, so he went.
LEGEND!!! Now i have to start watching Serie A