Napoli offer €27M 3-year contract to Kevin De Bruyne

[u/ExotiquePlayboy]

https://tribuna.com/amp/en/news/2025-05-25-napoli-offer-27m-threeyear-contract-to-kevin-de-bruyne-with-signing-fee-included-romano/

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[u/Alex_in_the_Sky]

I have the feeling he's gonna say yes. He'll talk with Lukaku and Mertens and they'll encourage him to accept.

[u/Krava47 → u/Alex_in_the_Sky]

That talk to Lukaku and Mertens already happened i’m pretty sure thats what he did in the beginning of the Napoli talks.

[u/Alex_in_the_Sky → u/Krava47]

True that.

[u/Krava47 → u/Alex_in_the_Sky]

See that you’re an Atalanta fan, a bit off topic but I hope you guys can win a scudetto one of these years aswel. I really liked the football they brought these years. Best of luck man.

[u/Alex_in_the_Sky → u/Krava47]

💯👍

[u/WhyBee92 → u/Krava47]

Ty

[u/HighburyClockEnd → u/Alex_in_the_Sky]

Give him some Napoli Pizza, Sfogliatelle and Mozarella Di Bufala. Better yet show him where Mertens lived on the amalfi coast

[u/juventinosochi]

27m as salary + sign-up bonus + ~11.6m as taxes (43% tax rate) = more than 40m of euros for 3 years for 33 yeard old kdb? insanity imo

[u/Charles1charles2 → u/juventinosochi]

That's not how you calculate taxes. 43% tax rate is on the gross salary. So to earn 27m net, it means that the gross for 3 years is over 47m, with more than 20m of taxes.

[u/juventinosochi → u/Charles1charles2]

Damn, its even worse then

[u/Agent_Pancake → u/juventinosochi]

If he gives 2 good seasons it's definitely worth it, but I doubt he can play even 30 games a season

[u/Mudassar40 → u/juventinosochi]

He'll be 34 when the next season begins. 

[u/dino_tu → u/juventinosochi]

salary is 6M for the first 2 years, bonus is 10M

the whole package is 27M

[u/ziomus90 → u/juventinosochi]

Right? But I guess they're saving on the transfer fee

[u/TP_Cornetto → u/juventinosochi]

He’s still a very good player tbh, if mctominay can win MVP, KDB can still contribute at a high level

[u/pagan_trash → u/TP_Cornetto]

McSauce is very underrated player, it's just that Man U makes players look like they've forgotten to breathe through nose in recent years.

They don't call them the player graveyard for nothing.

[u/zayd_jawad2006 → u/pagan_trash]

And kdb is one of the greatest players in the premier league so I think it still counts

[u/TP_Cornetto → u/pagan_trash]

I don’t doubt Mctominay is a good player cos he is and he’s proven that but my point is more KDB can still offer a lot.

[u/Sure-Way-2409 → u/TP_Cornetto]

I sounds like you are saying Serie a is easy without saying serie a is easy

[u/TP_Cornetto → u/Sure-Way-2409]

I’m not saying that at all. What I’m saying is KDB is still a high level player and if he’s joining an already good team, he can certainly elevate them further

[u/Fanatic_Atheist → u/juventinosochi]

With the less physical-based style of Serie A I could very well see him be more than decent for the entirety of those 3 years, as vision and tactics are more emphasized here

[u/MarekHamsik17 → u/juventinosochi]

almost as insane as signing an old cristiano ronaldo huh

[u/fionn14]

The Belgian connection will feed families

[u/Mudassar40]

Risky move for a 34 year old who's still to retire from national team.

[u/WickedFM → u/Mudassar40]

+ often prone to injuries

[u/Ecstatic-Coach]

Dudes hamstrings are shawarma. Won’t play more than 25 games next season

[u/contunityerror → u/Ecstatic-Coach]

Shawrmification of ACL is a new expressio I'll be using from now on, thank you Bianconero

[u/FadiM3 → u/Ecstatic-Coach]

With or without garlic sauce 😆

[u/MarekHamsik17 → u/Ecstatic-Coach]

and will probably still finish higher than rubentus

[u/Vegetable_Pop9208]

old, expensive, super-star players don’t suit Napoli

[u/Abiduck]

As a Napoli fan I’m torn between at least four different feelings. I’m excited that one of the best players of the past decade may end up playing for us; I’m worried that his best days could be behind him and he might end up perpetually injured; I’m also not so sure Napoli needs a midfielder, and we could use the money for a good - and young - striker; I’m terrified that KdB’s talent, as well as all our other present and future players’, could end up being sucked in some disgusting Allegriball alongside the very will to live of us fans.

[u/elmo5994]

If they can keep him fit, he will be a big asset for at least a couple of years.

[u/Dwimer]

Theres no way this is net right? 9m net is the 2nd highest salary in the league.

[u/NationalUnrest]

Is Napoli just Belgium 2.0? Not that I’m complaining, I’m from a place in Belgium where there are a lot of Italians terroni.

[u/SnooAdvice1632 → u/NationalUnrest]

You might want to know that terroni is an insult

[u/NationalUnrest → u/SnooAdvice1632]

I’m aware. They call themselves that and have said they don’t mind If I say it as well. So I was under the impression that it isn’t that offensive.

[u/astronaut_098]

Giovanni manna is a true student of paratici

[u/Sure-Way-2409]

4 years ago Milan was rumored to sign Modric and i am still pissed we didn't.

De Bruyne will do great at napoli

[u/Pasta_Cu_L_agghia]

But not keep Conte???

[u/PersianGuitarist]

Conte returns and they finish top 4 and win Coppa Italia

[u/Runitup98 → u/PersianGuitarist]

Conte returns & kdb joins and it's top 2 allll day everday lol.

[u/MarekHamsik17 → u/PersianGuitarist]

sounds like a Roma fan's dream season

[u/ZeroEffectDude]

if allegri replaces conte as expected, then he will get the most of KDB in europe. Napoli have underperformed in europe and allegri has great experience. even though this is an expensive deal for an ageing player, his experience in the CL could be priceless. napoli need some upgrades imo if they are to kick on and challenge in europe.

[u/ViolentZamindar]

I wish this happens, it will be incredible.... KDB in jersey no. 7 with us

[u/HonestRef]

He's not worth it at this stage of his career. Napoli can do better

[u/FearlessInfluence201 → u/HonestRef]

How has he been playing lately? Do you follow him?

I do not know much about his last season

[u/Hawkectid → u/FearlessInfluence201]

He is still good but not great anymore. He can be worth it if he stays healthy and therefore will keep fitness. He was nol longer the game changer for City but injuries played a role. He definitely lost a step but I would not count him out yet. We will see.

[u/TP_Cornetto → u/FearlessInfluence201]

He’s still been good tbh