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Former "Napoli" player Dries Mertens demonstrated his principles. This week it was reported that the 35-year-old striker, who was a free agent, decided to accept the offer from Istanbul's "Galatasaray". According to the vice president of the Turkish club, Erden Timur, the Belgian had received a difficult-to-resist invitation from Turin's "Juventus", but still said "no". "Serie A" team tried to push him with a 5 million euro annual contract, I saw it with my own eyes. However, D. Mertens did not want to end his career wearing "black and white" socks due to the falling out between "Juventus" and "Napoli", - said E. Timur. In Turkey, the player will earn at least a million less - he will receive a yearly salary of 2.9 million and a signing bonus of 1.1 million euros.
