Dries Mertens could not yet play a leading role with the Red Devils in this international match, because due to physical discomfort he did not get any further than a substitute against the Netherlands. The 35-year-old attacker has dominated the Italian headlines in recent days, as it increasingly appears that he is in his final days as a Napoli player.
His contract with the number three in Serie A expires on June 30 and it looks increasingly like a break after nine years. The question is therefore where the future of Mertens will lie. His name already fell emphatically with AS Roma and Valencia, which appointed an ex-trainer of Mertens with Gennaro Gattuso. But now our compatriot appears to have another option in Spain.
Transfers after all, states that now Villarreal would also join the fray. Mertens would even have an agreement in principle with the club that won the Europa League a year ago and surprisingly made it to the semi-finals of the Champions League this season, after Juventus and Bayern Munich were eliminated. In La Liga, Villarreal parked in seventh place.
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Unai Emery has led Villarreal to successes in recent seasons and wants to take another step forward next season – who knows with a new prize. Mertens has to give him more options in the attack, where he already has the necessary firepower with Danjuma, Gerard Moreno, Chukwueze, Pino and Alcacer.
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