Galatasaray will be strengthened with Dries Mertens and Lucas Torreira. The Turkish club confirmed on its website that it is in negotiations to sign the Belgian striker and the Uruguayan midfielder, in other words, the only thing missing is the official announcement that both are new Galatasaray players and they even traveled together this Saturday to Istanbul to formalize their respective transfers. The Turkish club will announce them shortly.
Dries Mertens, 35, is set to sign on arrival in Turkey the contract (until 2023) that will be with Galatasaray, his new destination after not renewing with Napoli, where he is the all-time top scorer and where he has been a member since 2013 (when he signed with PSV ). Despite being a great idol for Neapolitan fans, Mertens left the Partenopeo team.
Former Atlético midfielder and Uruguayan international Lucas Torreira, 26, He will also play for Galatasaray, who he joined from Arsenal. According to Turkish newspaper Hürriyet, Torreira (26 years old, since 2018 at Arsenal and played 2020-2021 at Atlético) has already traveled to Istanbul to sign a contract until 2025.
Source: La Verdad
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