The Belgian keeps Major League Soccer waiting.
Convinced that his level is still aware of the elite of Italian football, but also influenced by various phone calls with his friends Dries Mertens and Romelu Lukaku, Kevin De Bruyne is enthusiastic about the idea of living in Italy with his family, the professional enthusiastsa with the Belgian midfielder with the Belgian Midfielder with the Midfielder with the Belgian De Midfielder Midfielder with the Belgian midfielder with the Belgian midfielder with the Belgian midfielder with the Belgian midfielder with the Belgian midfielder with the Belgian midfielder with the Belgian midfielder with the Belgian midfielder with the Belgian midfielder, of a deal and offers him a tempting project: the future playmaker of the Partenopei. A project validated by Antonio Conte, but also by Aurelio de Laurentiis, who regards the possibility of recruiting such a player without paying a transfer costs as a outcome on the market.
At the time of writing, the Napolitan sports director is expected to return with a first version of the salary proposal from the Italian club. In provisional discussions, the Italian was clear: Napoli will not be able to offer the Belgian the equivalent of his current salary, ie twenty million euros a year. The proposal could look like this: a total salary package of around seven million euros (the favorable tax system in Italy would be able to bring the gross salary he receives in Man City closer to the net salary that he could receive in Serie A, all supplemented with a signing bonus that must be agreed between the parties.
The Napolitans plan is currently to sign a two -year contract, with an optional extra year, that the first area of difficult negotiations between the parties could be. We have indeed heard of reliable sources that Kevin De Bruyne's professional entourage would want to protect his future with the equivalent of three full, guaranteed sport seasons. How this option, desired by the Partenopei Management, can be exercised, will be the key to the successful conclusion of the agreement.
The Belgian midfielder has given the green light, wait and asked his good friends to start negotiations now, with the clear goal of setting up before he leaves on vacation. The Belgian wants to resume the season with his new club, to prove again that he remains one of the best midfielders in the world. Kevin De Bruyne wants to settle quickly, just like Napoli. A phone call has already been planned between Antonio Conte and one of the best midfielders in the history of the Premier League.