On Tuesday, we covered claims from Italy of West ham interest in Dries Mertens, who is coming to the end of his contract with Napoli.
He was said to have recently refused a move to West Ham, despite his wife being ‘ready to go to London’. Inter Milan were presented as the likeliest option, and a move would be at the end of the season, with Mertens wanting to continue with Napoli until then.
Arsenal have now been dragged in.
Corriere del Mezzogiorno is a newspaper in the Naples area, and they say offers from the Premier League are ‘not lacking’. West Ham get a mention again, with it being repeated the player has snubbed the idea of a move there.
Given that he turns 33 years of age in May and isn’t having his best Serie A season, it would be very fortunate for Mertens to have all these offers.
He’ll likely be looking at a two year contract, which would be a risk on high wages.
Mikel Arteta will have his own plans for Arsenal, and it would be a surprise if those genuinely include the Napoli player.
