Napoli chief all but confirms Kevin De Bruyne transfer after emotional Man City exit

Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has claimed that is about to sign for the Italian club. The Belgian will leave and has reportedly bought a house in Naples.

De Bruyne is on the look out for a new club after the club confirmed they . Initially there was talk of the 33-year-old remaining in England's top flight, but the player later decided to move overseas.

Napoli have just claimed the Serie A title with at the helm and he's looking to bolster his squad. They have benefited from Premier League recruits with Scott McTominay excelling since his move from .

The club's president has now been open about their pursuit of the City playmaker, who has remained a top performer when fit. De Laurentiis stopped short of confirming the signing but has been in discussions with the player.

He told : "I believe he has already bought a beautiful villa. This morning I had a video chat with him, his wife and their 9-year-old boy and it was a lovely picture." He was then if the move was official and replied: "Not yet. Until it is in black and white, no news."

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De Bruyne played his final match for City during their Premier League win at on Sunday. His contributions at the Etihad were recognised in the club's final home game of the season. The Belgian said: "I wanted to play with creativity, with passion, I wanted to enjoy football and I hope everybody enjoyed it.

"Everybody from inside and outside of the club made me so much better than I was before, its been an absolutely honour to plat with these guys. I've made friends for life, I'll be back for sure."

Conte's future as Napoli manager is far from secure with Max Allegri being lined up as his replacement if the club cannot agree on their next steps with the ex-Chelsea boss, who has shown he is willing to walk out on jobs when he and the hierarchy aren't aligned.

He is prepared to stay but reports he wants Napoli to sign a top player in each area of the team - which could see them end up bringing in nine new faces if he gets he wish. Napoli would also have to increase their wage budget from £68m to just over £90m.

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