Mertens bids farewell to Napoli in a video
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The Belgium international striker spoke to Neapolitan fans after nine seasons with the club.
Belgian international striker Dries Mertens, top scorer in the history of Naples, formalized his farewell to the Italian club after nine seasons in the azzurro jersey in a video on social networks.
“Dear Neapolitans, my fellow citizens. I knew this day would come eventually but I didn’t know how difficult it would be to say goodbye to this city that adopted me, loved me, supported me in difficult times as in wonderful ones.», Underlines the 35-year-old Belgian elf, facing the camera, with his son Ciro on his knees, born at the foot of Vesuvius.
The Belgian international (105 caps, 21 achievements), at the end of the contract, did not find an agreement to extend with Naples, of which he became the top scorer in history with 148 goals in all competitions. He is ahead in the hierarchy of Lorenzo Insigne (122 goals), who also left this summer, Marek Hamsik (121) and the city icon Diego Maradona (114).
The one who won two Italian Cups with Napoli (2014 and 2020) would have refused an offer from Juventus and should bounce away from Serie A, perhaps on the side of Galatasaray in Turkey, according to Italian media.
“My departure didn’t go as I would have liked, but for me it’s not a farewell, only a goodbye“, assures in his message Mertens, who specifies that he has kept his house in Naples.
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