Napoli ask PSV for just under €10m to sell De Bruyne
Napoli would let the deal go ahead at €6-7m. With the wages they would save from January, the sale would be worth more than €10m to them.
De Bruyne now has a price. Napoli are asking PSV for a fee of just under €10m, the same amount De Laurentiis granted the Belgian when he signed two summers ago, after he left Manchester City on a free transfer. The two clubs are in contact and talks are now under way. The asking price is not final, though: an offer of €6-7m could get the deal moving.
The fee is only part of the sum for Napoli. De Bruyne's contract runs until 30 June 2027, and selling him in January would save the club about €5m gross in wages for the second half of the season. In total the deal would be worth more than €10m, and it would free up room on the wage bill for new signings.
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Until a few hours earlier, the line was that he would not be sold in January. Now there is a price, and the midfield problem remains. Lobotka is out until mid-December and talks on Anguissa's new contract have stalled. Napoli are tenth, 9 points off fourth place, and it is not clear who will play in midfield as they try to climb. The first test is Napoli-Torino at the Maradona on Saturday 21 November at 20:45 CET (19:45 UK, 14:45 ET).
Source: AreaNapoli
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