Napoli's all-time top scorer Dries Mertens has spoken on «Delietta Gol», a show that airs every Thursday at 9:00 PM on Prima Tv channel 17 and TV Luna channel 83. «Returning to Castel Volturno was emotional. It's the first time I've been back, I got to see the guys again and then to see the locker rooms...it was a beautiful feeling. The atmosphere was great».
«Even though this year didn't go as we wanted I still believe in the Champions League qualification and they should too. I saw the guys in good spirits, I've worked with Calzona and I believe in the staff's philosophy». During his intervention, he talked about his experience in Napoli both as a player and as a simple “citizen” warmly welcomed by the Neapolitans. «The best years in Napoli? All of them, because every year I always saw beautiful things. I can't wait to retire from football to enjoy the city even more. The 2018 Scudetto? In Serie A, never winning the scudetto with 91 points...it's a bad thing. The Scudetto won the year after I left? It was beautiful, exciting, no jealousy because after so many years I've become a Napoli fan».
«When you change teams you focus on the new project, but I've always kept an eye on where I was. After playing so many years with your teammates, you consider them a family and it's nice to see your family win something like that and I know what it means for me, for Napoli, for the guys, for Spalletti and for all the players...it was an incredible year, I watched all the games and they played incredible football and I celebrated too» he continued, delving into his club experience.
«I still talk to the players I played with at Napoli and there are many in the current team with whom I've played and it was nice to see them». He also revealed the reasons for his actual departure. «Because I couldn't do it anymore, I had become slower and then... Do I miss Tommaso's coffee? My goodness...»
« What will I do when I stop playing? I don't know the answer yet» he said. «When I do something I like to focus 100% and now I'm at Galatasaray and I want to enjoy every moment. Will we see my son Ciro with the 14 of Napoli one day? For sure. He was very happy in Napoli. I don't tell him anything about Napoli, he has to discover the emotions of this city on his own» he concluded.