West Ham United transfer target Dries Mertens is currently ‘evaluating’ a bid from Premier League rivals Arsenal, according to a report on Area Napoli, who quote newspaper Corriere del Mezzogiorno.
The Belgian international recently turned down a move to the Hammers as his contract situation at Napoli worsens.
The 32-year-old’s contract expires at the end of June and as stated in the report, Napoli will make a last-ditch effort to convince him to sign a new deal.
The attacker’s form hasn’t been as good as expected so far in the Serie A this season, netting four times in 16 appearances, but he was lethal in the UEFA Champions League group stages, scoring five times in six matches.
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We were surprised to even see a big-name like Mertens linked with West Ham this month.
The interest from Arsenal comes as a blow for the Hammers because the Gunners are more likely to be playing European football next season, which could prove to be attractive to Mertens.
He’s already turned down a move to the London Stadium, so I feel that the Hammers should turn their attention elsewhere, especially with target Mbwana Samatta ‘on his way to England’.
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