{"id":17709,"date":"2026-11-14T14:45:59","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T14:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/14\/the-sooner-we-get-back-the-better-de-bruynes-wife-opens-up-on-familys-struggles-in-naples\/"},"modified":"2026-11-14T14:45:59","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T14:45:59","slug":"the-sooner-we-get-back-the-better-de-bruynes-wife-opens-up-on-familys-struggles-in-naples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/14\/the-sooner-we-get-back-the-better-de-bruynes-wife-opens-up-on-familys-struggles-in-naples\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Sooner We Get Back, The Better\u2019 \u2013 De Bruyne\u2019s Wife Opens Up On Family\u2019s Struggles In Naples"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Michele De Bruyne, the wife of Belgium playmaker Kevin De Bruyne, has spoken candidly about the challenges her family has faced living in Naples and their growing wish to return home to Belgium.<\/p>\n<p>After ending an iconic 10-year career at Manchester City, the 35-year-old midfielder signed for Napoli in the summer of 2025. However, his time in Italy has been plagued by setbacks, including fitness struggles during his first season and a reported falling-out with former manager Antonio Conte.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.completesports.com\/afcon-2027q-chelle-reacts-to-tanzania-win-gives-lookman-injury-update-hails-arokodare\/\">AFCON 2027Q: Chelle Reacts To Tanzania Win; Gives Lookman Injury Update, Hails Arokodar<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The situation has shown little sign of improving under current boss Massimiliano Allegri, with Napoli sitting 10th in Serie A and reports emerging earlier this term of a dressing-room clash between De Bruyne and several teammates.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hln.be\/nina\/\">Belgian magazine NINA<\/a> back in September, Michele, who wed De Bruyne in 2017, admitted that moving back to their native country is increasingly on their minds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, we think about the future together,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd increasingly often, we say to each other: \u2018We are going to live here in Limburg. The sooner we get here, the better.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although Michele expressed appreciation for Naples\u2019 scenery, climate, and cuisine, she noted that the lack of privacy has severely impacted both De Bruyne and their three children, Mason, Rome, and Suri.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"csa1x-widget csbw-odds-card\" aria-label=\"Match odds\" readability=\"-19.166666666667\">\n<p><label class=\"csbw-oddschip\"><span class=\"csbw-oddsbar__label\">Show odds<\/span><button class=\"csbw-oddsswitch\" type=\"button\" role=\"switch\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Show odds\" data-csbw-global=\"1\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/button><\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"csa1x-actions\">\n<details class=\"csa1x-tipster-details csbw-article-tips\">\n<summary class=\"csa1x-tipster-toggle\">Match prediction<\/summary>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cKevin leads a very restricted life in Napoli,\u201d she explained. \u201cIt\u2019s not much fun for him. Besides, we can\u2019t do anything together as a family in the city. That\u2019s the other side of the coin, isn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.completesports.com\/afcon-2027q-lawal-lauds-eagles-victory-over-tanzania-hails-impact-sub-arokodare\/\">AFCON 2027Q: Lawal Lauds Eagles\u2019 Victory Over Tanzania, Hails Impact Sub Arokodare<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Manchester, it was different. Where we lived, people had seen us so often that it wasn\u2019t special anymore. We could walk out the door there without a single photo being taken. In Naples, that is impossible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With speculation mounting over a possible January departure from Napoli, Michele emphasized that her husband\u2019s career is no longer the deciding factor in their family\u2019s next move.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt a certain point, football is no longer the priority,\u201d she concluded. \u201cYou have achieved everything, done everything. Why would you then turn your children\u2019s lives upside down?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Complete Sports<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michele De Bruyne, the wife of Belgium playmaker Kevin De Bruyne, has spoken candidly about the challenges her family has faced living in Naples and their growing wish to return&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17709"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17709\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}