Liverpool, Everton target set to sign new Napoli deal after Real Madrid game
According to local paper Il Mattino, the Belgian star is very close to signing a new deal, mere weeks after reports emerged that contract talks had stalled.
The 29-year-old is set to sign a deal worth 2.5 million a year (bonuses excluded), which will reach 3 million by the time the contract expires in 2021.
The club is only waiting for president Aurelio De Laurentiis to return from Los Angeles to sign the deal, something which should happen in early March, once Napoli have played Real Madrid again in their Champions League Round of 16 tie.
The Liverpool Echo had confirmed that Mertens, who has smashed in 16 Serie A goals in a rather unexpected manner, having been converted into a false centre-forward, was being chased by Liverpool.
The Merseyside paper also had stars like Andrea Belotti, Mauro Icardi, Marcelo Brozovic and Federico Bernardeschi on the list.
Everton made a €15m bid not so long ago, too.
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