Consider A Move To Dutch League –Van Bommel Advises De Bruyne

Belgium national team manager Mark van Bommel has urged Kevin De Bruyne to consider a move to the Dutch Eredivisie amid intensifying transfer links to his former club, PSV Eindhoven.

The reigning Dutch champions are reportedly eager to offer De Bruyne an escape route from his uncertain spell at Napoli. Following struggles to adapt to life in Naples and an alleged dressing-room fallout with several teammates, the 35-year-old midfielder is expected to be allowed to leave the Serie A outfit on a free transfer in January.

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Van Bommel, who logged 274 appearances as a player for PSV before returning to manage the club for 18 months between 2018 and 2019, threw his support behind the potential switch during a recent interview with Het Laatste Nieuws.

“For Kevin personally, he doesn’t live far away [from Eindhoven], and I think Dutch football suits him,” Van Bommel explained. “The way football is played there, always wanting to play, the No. 10 position, attacking-minded—it fits in that sense.”

Media reports in the Netherlands indicate that PSV have already opened high-level discussions with De Bruyne’s representatives over a winter transfer, and the Belgian veteran is believed to be receptive to joining the titleholders.

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However, the Eredivisie giants may have to fend off Premier League competition for his signature, with Everton also credited with an interest in bringing the playmaker back to England.

Since making the switch to Napoli in 2025, De Bruyne has contributed nine goals and six assists across 36 appearances in all competitions.

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