

Following Kevin De Bruyne's departure from Manchester City, early moves have been made in the competition to recruit him, with Napoli emerging as one of the front-runners. After a decade of service that produced several championships and changed the club's creative DNA, the 33-year-old Belgian will depart City as a free agent this summer. Aurelio de Laurentiis, the president of Napoli, has openly said that the Serie A winners are interested in De Bruyne and would formally make a deal as soon as the player gives his consent.
Although early rumours had De Bruyne connected to another Premier League transfer, he has not yet disclosed his next move. The playmaker has already ruled it out, saying that his next chapter will take place elsewhere. Although he has made an impact in the Bundesliga while at Wolfsburg, a transfer to Italy would provide high-level Champions League consistency.