Napoli have confirmed Kevin De Bruyne is to join them from Manchester City.
The Belgium playmaker is out of contract at City this summer.
De Bruyne, 33, will move to the Serie A champions after 10 years at City in which he won the Premier League six times and the Champions League.
KING KEV IS HERE 👑
💙 #ProudToBeNapoli | #ForzaNapoliSempre | #WelcomeKevin pic.twitter.com/7lh3BDGues
— Official SSC Napoli (@sscnapoli) June 12, 2025
A tweet from Napoli, which showed De Bruyne sitting on a throne, read: “King Kev is here.”
A further tweet read, “Welcome to SS Napoli Kevin De Bruyne”, while club president Aurelio De Laurentiis also released a photograph of himself shaking hands with the player.
No contract details have yet been given.
The move had been widely anticipated after De Laurentiis confirmed talks had been held with De Bruyne last month. He also revealed De Bruyne had already bought property in the area.
De Bruyne had previously expressed hope of staying at City but the club decided not to offer him a new deal as they undertake an overhaul of the squad following an underwhelming season.
He leaves City as one of the most decorated players in the club’s history having helped them to 16 trophy successes since moving from Wolfsburg in a £55million deal in 2015.
Benvenuto Kevin! pic.twitter.com/0SCeSfY2f2
— AurelioDeLaurentiis (@ADeLaurentiis) June 12, 2025
In all, De Bruyne made 422 appearances for City, scoring 108 goals and registering 170 assists.
“Everyone at Manchester City wishes Kevin the very best of luck on this new chapter of his career,” said the Premier League club in a statement confirming his departure.
Napoli added: “Kevin is proud to be one of us!”
