Only official announcement! Ding Ding will join the Serie A champion. Republic: De Bruyne decides to sign Naples

On May 25, according to the Italian "Republic", De Bruyne decided to join the new Serie A champion Naples, with an estimated annual salary of more than 10 million euros. The specific details are still being discussed.

It is said that the active lobbying of Mertens and Lukaku has led to the joining of De Bruyne. Although the contract has not been officially signed, it has been confirmed that several suitors, including Juventus, have been eliminated. It's only a matter of time left to de Bruyne to become a member of Naples.

The current focus of negotiations between the two parties is on the contract term, whether to sign a contract directly for 3 years or 2+1, and the job is still being discussed, but there is no big difference in the salary amount, and De Bruyne will basically be the same as Osmeen's contract renewal salary.

34-year-old De Bruyne has played for Manchester City in the past ten years. In the 2024-25 season, De Bruyne has played 27 times in the Premier League (19 starts and 8 substitutes), totaling 1,700 minutes. He scored 4 goals and sent 7 assists, and averaged 0.58 goals per 90 minutes. He averaged about 53 passes per game, with a pass success rate of 83.11%, creating 3.09 key passes per game, with an expected assist (xA) of 0.47, ranking first 1% of the Premier League.

Since joining Manchester City in 2015, De Bruyne has made 421 appearances in various competitions, scored 108 goals and contributed 177 assists. He has helped the team win multiple honors including 6 Premier League titles, 5 League Cups, 2 FA Cups and 1 UEFA Champions League title.