Things have fallen quiet in Naples regarding Dries Mertens as his contract negotiations with Napoli have hit a brick wall.
The 35-year-old Belgian forward officially left the Partenopei earlier this month after his contract expired, making him a free agent. He’s reportedly not keen to leave Italy and has turned down all proposals for the time being as he tries to see if a stay with his beloved Napoli is possible.
As reported by Corriere dello Sport, Mertens and Aurelio De Laurentiis’ contract negotiations have hit a stalemate regarding the wages – the Belgian forward has been offered a one-year deal worth €2.5m, but he’s looking for wages worth €2.9m instead.
Neither party seems willing to budge at the moment and it’s seeming more and more likely that Mertens will leave Napoli for good this summer. A number of clubs are reportedly interested in making a move for the 35-year-old, including Lazio, Royal Antwerp and Olympique Marseille.
ADL never appreciated his player. hamsik, cavani, insigne, koulibaly mertens when they lose his cut their wage and sending them for retreat. what a clown president
I can’t believe ADL simply can’t come up with an extra 400,00 to get this done, given all that Mertens has meant to this club. Maybe we should start a Go Fund Me campaign to come up with the money…
Sometimes, I really don’t know what ADL is doing
ADL is pathetic, over 400,000k, the mans been loyal, and great for you , still a very good player
ADL. You’ve lost you’re way. Do us all a favour and sell the club to someone who’s more interested in winning Serie A then just making just money.