San Diego return for De Bruyne as Napoli leave the door open for January

San Diego want De Bruyne in California by January. They came close in 2025 before the deal fell through at the last moment. Contacts with the Belgian's entourage have since stepped up, and his agents are expected to meet the club's leadership in the coming weeks. The player likes the idea, having always spent his summer holidays in California. At the right price, Napoli would not put up a fight.

That is what puzzles us. Napoli's chief creator is also the player who clashed with Lucca in Porto, and Caressa accuses him of arguing and telling "the coach where to go" instead of taking responsibility. For a side sitting tenth, who put six shots on target against Lazio without scoring, selling him would remove exactly what is missing. Who replaces him, and with what money, needs to be settled before 2 January. First, though, Torino visit the Maradona on Saturday 21 November.