Napoli: Romelu Lukaku thanks his friend Dries Mertens

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By: Manu Tournoux

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Author of a very good start to the season with Napoli (3 goals, 4 decisive assists), Romelu Lukaku returned to his arrival in Naples and his installation in this very special city where a preponderant football culture is immersed but the Belgian striker was able to count on the support of a Belgian friend, former glory of the Neapolitan club, who is other than Dries Mertens, top scorer in the history of Napoli (397 matches 148 goals).

“When the news came out on the Internet that there had been contact, he immediately sent me a message. I’m a person who looks at my Instagram and says: “Oh, look at the messages from Napoli fans!” then I spoke to Dries who I have known since I was 17. I already had a trusted friend who prepared me for life here», joked Romelu Lukaku on the microphone of the official channels of the Neapolitan club in his special format #FromTheWorldToNapoli.

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Manu Tournoux

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