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Napoli star Kevin De Bruyne is out for the rest of the year (Picture: Getty Images) Kevin De Bruyne is set to miss the rest of 2025 after suffering a serious hamstring injury while scoring a penalty for Napoli. The Manchester City legend joined the Italian champions over the summer and has quickly settled in, with Antonio Conte’s side sitting top of Serie A again. Napoli picked up a big 3-1 win over Inter Milan on Saturday, with De Bruyne opening the scoring from the penalty spot on 33 minutes. The Belgian powered home the spot-kick but then immediately grabbed his hamstring and started limping. His teammates were confused, with Scott McTominay on the scene, firstly celebrating but then looking concerned for the goal-scorer. The 34-year-old was replaced by Mathías Olivera and it was clear he was seriously concerned, with Napoli now confirming that he has suffered a serious injury. A statement from the Serie A champions on Monday read: ‘Following the injury sustained during the match against Inter, Kevin De Bruyne underwent tests at Pineta Grande Hospital, which revealed a high-grade tear to the biceps femoris in his right thigh.’ Scott McTominay celebrated but Kevin De Bruyne was in serious pain (Picture: Getty Images) The exact length of the midfielder’s absence has not been predicted by Napoli, but he is expected to be sidelined for a number of months and will not play again in 2025. The Belgium international is not expected to miss the rest of the season but will be out for a significant portion of the campaign. Kevin De Bruyne pulled a muscle in the process of putting Napoli ahead against Inter 🥲 pic.twitter.com/SKnGHnsXHN— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) October 25, 2025 Speaking after the win, which also saw McTominay and Frank Anguissa score, Conte said: ‘We won despite the difficulties we faced before and during the match. ‘We’re on a journey with many injuries, Kevin was also injured today, but we responded with great character. De Bruyne has scored four goals in his first eight Serie A games for Napoli (Picture: Getty Images) ‘Inter came to kill us on a footballing level, but we’re not ready to give up. It’s probably not a lucky year, but we have to react like we did tonight. We have no desire and no intention of giving up the fight. ‘Inter were coming off a good run of results, while we were struggling to get there. But despite everything, we played an excellent match and the victory was legitimate and deserved.’ McTominay, referencing the shock 6-2 defeat to PSV in their previous outing, added: ‘It was a fantastic evening. We played like a top team. We knew we had to put in a great performance, and we did it. ‘There was a great reaction after the bad Champions League night, this is important because we showed that we are a strong and very united group.’
