20.03.2025 17:51
Napoli will grant full citizenship to Dries Mertens, the experienced star of Galatasaray and one of the greatest legends in the club's history. Salvatore Flocco, a member of the Naples City Council, stated, "Dries will be a full citizen of Naples starting from June 6."
Napoli, one of the teams in Italy's Serie A, will award club legend Dries Mertens, who continues his football career at Galatasaray, with an unprecedented honor in football history.
NAPLES CITIZENSHIP WILL BE GRANTED
Salvatore Flocco, a member of the Naples City Council, stated in a radio program in Italy that they will grant Mertens Naples citizenship. Flocco said, "Dries will become a full citizen of Naples as of June 6. We have to share this news with our listeners and football fans. There is a beautiful story between Mertens and Naples. It will be a wonderful day of socialization."
HE NAMED HIS SON AFTER THE NICKNAME GIVEN BY FANS
Mertens, who played for the Italian team for 9 seasons and is very much loved by the fans, and his wife named their child, born in Naples, after the nickname given to him by the fans, "Ciro." Little Ciro is currently a favorite among Galatasaray fans.
MERTENS' NAPLES CAREER
Dries Mertens transferred from PSV to Napoli in the summer of 2013 for a transfer fee of 10 million euros. Mertens scored 148 goals and provided 47 assists in 397 matches, surpassing Napoli legend Diego Armando Maradona to become the club's all-time leading scorer. The experienced player celebrated 2 Coppa Italia titles and 1 Supercoppa Italiana victory while wearing the Napoli jersey.