De Bruyne completes Napoli move after Man City exit

Kevin de Bruyne has completed his move to Napoli aft nan Belgian midfielder near Manchester City astatine nan extremity of nan Premier League season.

De Bruyne will nexus up pinch erstwhile Chelsea and Tottenham head Antonio Conte, who is caput coach of nan Italian champions.

In moving to Italy connected a free transfer, De Bruyne rejected an connection from Major League Soccer nine Chicago Fire, and nan move intends he tin play successful nan Champions League adjacent season.

Napoli announced nan signing of nan 33-year-old pinch a computer-generated image, external of De Bruyne sitting connected a throne wearing a crown, captioned "King Kev is here".

He near Manchester City aft 10 years astatine nan club, winning 19 awesome trophies aft joining from Wolfsburg successful 2015.

De Bruyne notably helped City to triumph six Premier League titles, 5 League Cups and 2 FA Cups - positive their first Champions League title successful 2023, completing nan Treble arsenic Pep Guardiola's squad became only nan 2nd English broadside ever to execute nan feat.

His departure from City was announced earlier nan extremity of nan season, and De Bruyne bid an affectional farewell astatine Etihad Stadium pursuing his last location convention lucifer against Bournemouth successful May.

He besides concisely appeared astatine Fulham successful City's last crippled of nan home season.

"It's been unbelievable to person nan 10 years that I had pinch everything that happened here. It's been an unbelievable thrust and an absolute pleasure," De Bruyne said of his City exit.

"It was a joyousness moving really difficult to effort and thief create thing that brought nan nine nan occurrence we enjoyed. I'm ace proud to person played a portion successful that.

"Manchester has been my location and my family's location for these past 10 years."

City person moved quickly to capable nan imaginative spread near by De Bruyne, signing midfielders Tijjani Reijnders from AC Milan and Rayan Cherki from Lyon.

They could look De Bruyne successful nan Champions League adjacent season, pinch nan Belgium world continuing his profession astatine nan apical level.

He joins up pinch erstwhile Premier League midfielders Scott McTominay and Billy Gilmour successful a Napoli broadside who narrowly prevailed successful a thrilling Serie A title race past season.