Mertens: Man Utd target reveals Barcelona regret
“Barcelona wanted to sign me last summer, they wanted me to replace the MSN but after the last season I didn’t want to return to bench and I rejected their offer. Barcelona have paid € 100 million to sign players who are not as strong as me.”
“Sometimes I think about what would have happened if I had joined them. If you look at who has been playing on the left in the last few months, I think I could have easily played there.”
​Mertens signed a contract extension with Napoli last summer but his release clause is incredibly low. The Belgium International is one of the best Serie A strikers but, despite that, he will be available for just € 28 million at the end of the season. Manchester United and Barcelona are still monitoring the 29-year-old.