The Belgian believes he will find it difficult to
convince his compatriot to leave the Gunners but thinks that the
"magnificent" city of Naples could convince him
Rafael Benitez has roped Napoli attacker Dries Mertens in
to his attempts to sign Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen in January.
Merten, who moved to the club in June from PSV, claims
that the Partenopei coach has already asked him to encourage his fellow Belgian
to make the switch to Serie A.
Furthermore, Mertens himself wants his international
team-mate to move to Napoli, with Vermaelen having fallen behind Per
Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny in the pecking order at the Emirates Stadium.
"I have already told Vermaelen to come to Napoli 10
times," Mertens, 26, told Knack.
"The city is magnificent and even Benitez asked me
to convince Vermaelen to come here.
"But Arsenal is a great club and it won't be so easy
for him to leave."
Vermaelen made only two league starts this season with
the centre-back having previously stated a desire to play regularly in the
run-up to World Cup 2014.
Culled from Goal
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