Kevin De Bruyne embraces new start at Napoli
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Romelu Lukaku reveals Kevin De Bruyne needed absolutely no convincing to come to Napoli and Antonio Conte is ‘tougher than ever,’ but Lorenzo Lucca can play alongside them both.The centre-forward
Kevin De Bruyne is going to rely on Romelu Lukaku for more than just goals at his new club Napoli. He also wants translation help from his long time Belgium teammate. 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.
Por ANDREW DAMPFKevin De Bruyne va a depender de Romelu Lukaku para más que solo goles en su nuevo club, el Napoli. También quiere que su compañero de la selección belga le
Among players who started more than 10 top-flight matches across the 2024–25 campaign, De Bruyne recorded the best ratio for expected assists and chances created. Only Arsenal captain Martin Ødegaard averaged more open-play passes into the penalty area than his veteran counterpart last term.
Former Napoli head coach Rafa Benitez has described Kevin De Bruyne as “pure light”, praising the Belgian star as “an elegant player who fills the pitch with his intelligence.”Speaking in an
Napoli head coach Antonio Conte has given an interview to the press, from his side’s pre-season training camp in the commune of Dimaro, Italy, in which he described new signing Kevin De Bruyne as ‘undoubtedly’ raising the level of the squad whilst claiming his team won’t “shy away from the responsibility” of defending their Scudetto title.
Kevin De Bruyne looks set to break a longstanding Napoli tradition as fans spot something on club's Instagram post.
Great reinforcement for Napoli, De Bruyne became a model for a day by participating in the launch of the new uniforms of the club from Southern Italy (see below). And he was "shocked" at the thought