De Bruyne only left Manchester City for the Serie A side 18 months ago.

However, the Belgian is finding it hard to settle into life in Italy.

According to CalcioMercato, Everton are very interested in signing De Bruyne and have already "initiated initial contacts with the player's representatives".

De Bruyne might be keen to return to the English top flight, after clashing with some of his teammates and manager Max Allegri.

So far, the midfielder has registered 15 goal assists in 36 appearances for Napoli, six of which have come this season.