Overview

• De Bruyne joined Napoli this month as a free agent after a decade at Manchester City and has given his new club a glowing reference for Jack Grealish.
• The Belgian playmaker has urged manager Antonio Conte to reunite him with his former England teammate in Naples.
• Manchester City are prepared to accept a substantial loss on Grealish’s sale after paying £100 million for him four years ago.
• Napoli have earmarked around £45 million for a winger but face a major hurdle matching Grealish’s reported £300,000-a-week salary demands.
• Grealish is weighing a move to secure regular playing time and revive his England prospects, with Everton and other clubs also tracking the 29-year-old.