Official: Galatasaray announce Mertens and Torreira

Galatasaray announced this Tuesday as new players to the Belgian striker Dries Merten and the Uruguayan midfielder Lucas Torreira. The said Istanbul club accepted both of them into their networks as soon as they signed after passing the medical examination.

Mertens arrived at Galatasaray after leaving Napoliwhere he is the all-time top scorer and where he has been a member since 2013. “It is an honor to receive this offer from Galatasaray,” said the Belgian attacker, who signed for one year with the option of another .

For the signing, the 35-year-old Belgian international received 1.1 million euros and his salary will be 2.9 million this season. He is the top scorer in Napoli history with 148 goals in 397 gamesahead of Marek Hamsik (121) and Diego Armando Maradona (115).

“I’m happy to be a new player in this team. This is the beginning of a long history and many successes together”, said Torreira, 26 years old and from Arsenal, where he signed in 2018 for 28.5 million euros. Torreira played on loan at Atlético in 2020 and in 2021, at Fiorentina.

Mertens and Torreira arrived on the same plane on Saturday in Istanbul and Galatasaray fans are waiting for their respective signings to be confirmed.

Galatasaray hopes that these weight transfers will help lift the team, which in the last Turkish Super League finished 13th, the worst classification in its history. It is the most successful club in Turkey, with 22 league wins. The Turkish club signed former Lyon captain and France defender Léo Dubois in July.

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Galatasaray hopes these weight transfers will help lift the team, which finished 13th in the last Turkish Super League, the worst classification in its history. It is the most successful club in Turkey, with 22 league wins. The Turkish club signed former Lyon captain and France defender Léo Dubois in July.