JAKARTA - Veteran midfielder Kevin De Bruyne will soon become Napoli's first signing. He was awarded a two-year contract with the option of an extension of one year.
Napoli President Aurelio De Rukis kept his promise to coach Antonio Conte to make the squad stronger. De Bruyne will also be the first player brought to Napoli.
Despite getting players for free after being released by Manchester City, De Bruyne is still the best signing.
The reason is, he did not show a decline in performance even though he was 33 years old. The Belgian national team midfielder also appeared consistent for 10 years with Man City.
Just before his contract expired at Man City or in August 2023, De Bruyne had a hamstring injury that forced him to undergo surgery so he rested for a long time to recover. Since then, he has no longer been the first choice and the club has not extended his contract.
After being released by Man City, De Bruyne has actually been wanted by a number of clubs, including Aston Villa who want to keep the player in the English Premier League. In addition, there are offers from Saudi Arabian clubs, United States MLS clubs and Napoli.
De Bruyne, who is free of transfer, chose to accept an offer from Napoli. After negotiating, De Bruyne was awarded a two-year contract with an additional option of one more year.
He will receive a salary of 5.5 million euros or approximately 101 billion rupiahs annually. The salary is much lower than what he received at Man City.
Even though Napoli get players for free, De Bruyne still gets a bonus from his new club of 10 million euros or around 185 billion rupiah.
According to Football Italia, club and agent De Bruyne will complete the administrative files on Sunday, June 1, 2025 local time. At that time, De Bruyne was officially the new Napoli player. He underwent a medical test the following day.
After officially getting De Bruyne, Napoli will return to hunt down players. It is recorded that Ajax Amsterdam midfielder Kenneth Taylor is still I Partenopei.
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In addition, Conte is targeting Noa Lang (PSV Eindhoven), Edon Zhegrova (ille), and even South Korean young star Kang-in Lee who is now playing at Paris Saint-Germain. Lee seems to be released by PSG after the Champions League final.
Napoli are also still eyeing Lille striker Jonathan David. The Canadian national team star remains on the Conte radar so that he becomes Napoli's target.
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