De Bruyne day: Napoli star returns after 128 days

Napoli star Kevin De Bruyne is finally set to make his return to first-team training on Monday after spending the last four months out nursing a serious hamstring injury. 

De Bruyne finally set to return to Napoli training

De Bruyne was among the most high-profile stars to move to Serie A during the summer transfer window, joining Antonio Conte’s side on a free transfer at the end of his 10-year stint with Manchester City in the Premier League. 

The six-time Premier League winner has been limited to just eight Serie A appearances so far this term, though, due to a hamstring injury that has kept him out of action since October 25. 

De Bruyne pulled up while converting a penalty during Napoli’s 3-1 win over league leaders Inter at the end of October, which turned out to be a high-grade hamstring tear, which required surgery and several months of rehabilitation. 

De Bruyne has spent much of those last few months back in his native Belgium while working on his recovery, but he returned to Italy last week and is expected to return to first-team training on Monday according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, 128 days on from his initial injury. 

According to Monday’s report, there is a chance that De Bruyne is even called up to Conte’s squad to face Torino in Serie A on Friday evening. His physical condition is said to be better than expected. 

Napoli’s injury troubles could finally be starting to clear, as Monday’s report claims that Scott McTominay and Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa are both close to making their returns to first-team action as well.