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Easy decision to offer new deal to 'badass' Mertens, says Napoli president De Laurentis

Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has confirmed that the club have offered talismanic winger Dries Mertens a new deal.

Mertens joined Napoli from PSV for a mere €10 million (£9m/$11m) in the summer of 2013, and has since gone on to write his name in the record books at Stadio San Paolo.

The 33-year-old has racked up 303 appearances for the Gli Azzurri over the last seven years, scoring an impressive 122 goals across all competitions.

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His latest strike came during Napoli's 1-1 draw with Inter in the second leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final against Inter on Saturday, which saw him move ahead of Marek Hamsik as the club's all-time leading scorer.