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Cedric Antwi

A year ago

DRIES MERTENS SET FOR MOVE TO GALATASARAY ON A FREE EXCHANGE

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A year ago

Previous Napoli charm Dries Mertens has consented to finish paperwork for Galatasaray after his agreement in Naples terminated, as per Santi Aouna. The Belgian consented to sign a one-year agreement with the choice of an extra year should the Turkish side secure Champions League capability and would get €4 million every year. He is supposed to make a trip to Istanbul to go through his clinical assessment. Mertens turned into a free specialist subsequent to enjoying nine years with Napoli. They had a choice to expand his agreement until 2023 however ruled against enacting the proviso. They rather needed to arrange an agreement expansion, however those talks didn't emerge as the club would have rather not matched his compensation requests. Regardless of being connected with Juventus, Lazio and Inter Milan, the 35-year-old needed to move to another country as he would rather not play against Napoli with another Serie A club. Mertens might be past his top with retirement approaching, however that has not halted a few top clubs, including Newcastle United and Marseille, from enlisting an interest in the striker. Nonetheless, Galatasaray have gotten out in front of an extensive rundown of potential admirers competing for his unmistakable subsequent to tempting him with a more worthwhile compensation bundle. Mertens joined Napoli in 2013 and proceeded to turn into the club's untouched most significant standard scorer, keep 148 objectives and 90 aids 397 appearances for the Gli Azzurri. Last season, he scored multiple times in 30 association appearances. The Belgium worldwide has called time on a productive spell at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium and has proactively said his farewells to the Napoli fans with a transition to Galatasaray impending. The Turks are likewise attempting to sign Lucas Torreira, who, in spite of dazzling while borrowed at Fiorentina, is viewed as a periphery player and isn't in Mikel Arteta's arrangements. The Uruguayan might join Okan Buruk's side in an arrangement worth around €6.5m.

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