Two-time Premier League player of the season Kevin De Bruyne signed as a free agent with Serie A champion Napoli on Thursday. “KING KEV IS HERE,” Napoli declared in a series of posts on X. The 33-year-old De Bruyne's contract at Manchester City expired.

De Bruyne is among the first confirmed departures from City this summer, with Kyle Walker and Jack Grealish both expected to follow suit after falling out of favour. None of the three were named in Pep Guardiola’s Club World Cup squad.

(Reuters) -Belgian playmaker Kevin De Bruyne has joined Serie A champions Napoli as a free agent on Thursday, following the end of his glittering 10-year spell at Manchester City. De Bruyne lifted 19 trophies at City since his 2015 move from German side VfL Wolfsburg — a haul that includes six Premier League titles and one Champions League crown.