On the side of the supporters and the inhabitants of Naples, the dedication of the former PSV marked. The top scorer in the club’s history was adored by the tifosi. So much so that the mayor of the city of Naples Gaetano Manfredi announced that a procedure to grant the title of honorary citizen of the city of Naples to Dries Mertens was about to be launched.
“I received many inquiries from city councilors and many citizens, all of whom were struck by Mertens’ connection to the city, which is also evident in his desire to keep his home in ‘Posillipo’. Faced with so many requests, it is a legitimate recognition“, declared the mayor on the sidelines of the day’s session at the municipal council.
“For all that he represented, and represents, for Napoli, for the special bond he was able to weave with the Neapolitans, for having decided to keep his house in our city: we will grant honorary citizenship to Dries Mertens“then said on Twitter Gaetano Manfredi.
While waiting to perhaps one day push back the lawn of the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, this time in the jersey of a team other than Napoli, the Red Devil can once again contemplate the mark he left on the city.
