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Kevin De Bruyne 'tells Napoli boss Antonio Conte to sign former Man City team-mate' - after Belgian star joined Serie A champions

| Updated: 06:07 EDT, 22 June 2025

Kevin De Bruyne reportedly wants Napoli to sign his former Man City team-mate Jack Grealish this summer.

Grealish, 29, joined City for £100million from Aston Villa in 2021, a fee that made him the most expensive English player ever at the time.

However, the winger, 29, has struggled to replicate the form he showed at Villa and although Grealish did shine in City's Treble-winning campaign in 2022-23, he has largely underwhelmed at the Etihad.

Grealish found himself further down the pecking order in 2024-25, with the 39-cap England international starting just seven Premier League games - and only one in 2025.