Ex-Serie A star has high De Bruyne expectations however ‘do not

Former Serie A star Vladimir Jugovic, a 1996 Champions League winner with Juventus, has high expectations of Kevin De Bruyne but still ‘don’t understand’ why José Mourinho didn’t believe in the Belgian star at Chelsea.Jugovic gone over the

most current transfer rumours concerning Juventus in an interview with Gazzetta, but also discussed one of his ex-teammates in Turin, Antonio Conte.Kevin De Bruyne in pre-season training with Napoli.

“If Antonio remained at Napoli, it’s since he thinks he can win once again,” said Jugovic.

“The finalizing of De Bruyne changes the balance. We are speaking about a Manchester City icon, one of the very best groups in the world recently. What I still don’t comprehend about De Bruyne is why Mourinho didn’t believe in him at Chelsea.”

Luka Modric during his very first interview as a Milan player on Wednesday, July 16, 2025.

De Bruyne joined Napoli on a free transfer after the end of his contract at Manchester City and has already started pre-season preparations under the Italian tactician.Luka Modrić is another star who moved to Serie A this summer, completing a totally free transfer to Milan.”Back in the Berlusconi era, Modric would have reached 20 or 21, but it will still be fascinating to see an extremely embellished champ like the previous Real Madrid star in Serie A,”Jugovic concluded.