There was an understandable clamour for the Belgian once it was known he was leaving City — here's how it played out

Kevin De Bruyne did speak with Liverpool before opting to join Napoli after his exit from Manchester City, with trusted Etihad reporter Sam Lee revealing all on the star’s decision. De Bruyne found out in the final months of the 2024/25 campaign that Man City would not be extending his contract beyond June 30.

As a young child growing up in Belgium, Kevin De Bruyne once told a local television reporter on camera that his favourite team was Liverpool, and that his favourite player was Michael Owen. He repeated that in 2019,