Napoli, Kevin De Bruyne
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Kevin De Bruyne is set for a spell on the sidelines after suffering an injury taking a penalty for Napoli on Saturday night.
Napoli maintained their lead at the top of Serie A on Tuesday after the champions won a hard-fought contest at lowly Lecce 1-0 and moved three points ahead of closest rivals Roma
Multiple sources in Italy claim that Kevin De Bruyne will undergo surgery in Antwerp tomorrow and will only return to action in February 2026. Napoli star De Bruyne is set to miss several months of action after suffering a severe lesion to the thigh muscle in a Serie A game against Inter on Saturday.