In a recent interview, the 34-year-old Napoli new signing De Bruyne talked about how it felt to join the Serie A champions Napoli, and expressed his hope to help the team grow. He was also very happy to play with Lukaku.

De Bruyne from Belgium previously played for the Premier League giants Manchester City for 10 years, and during his years with the "Blue Moon" he won 6 Premier League titles, 2 FA Cup titles, 5 English League Cup titles and one Champions League title.

In the 2024/25 Premier League, De Bruyne scored 4 goals and contributed 7 assists for Manchester City.

De Bruyne said, "Napoli is already a championship team, but it continues to improve its lineup, and I hope to help the team grow. At the same time, I will learn new ways of playing and adapt to the new league from my teammates."

In the first round of the 2024/25 Serie A season, Napoli will travel to challenge Sassuolo and officially start their journey to defend the title.

Talking about Napoli striker Lukaku, who has played for the Belgian national team for many years, De Bruyne said, "Lukaku is very happy about my joining. I talked to him when I was training with the national team before, and he also wanted me to come here. I have known Lukaku since I was 13 years old. We have a very good relationship. We lived together for two or three months when I played for Chelsea."

“Knowing him makes it easier because he can help me translate the conversations and he also knows the manager and the team, which will help.”

In addition, De Bruyne also said, "I played in the Premier League for a long time, and finally I decided to leave England. I have done what I should do, and I will always be a part of Manchester City, but I think it's time to take on new challenges."