FROM SPAIN – Barcelona wants Mertens! Catalan obsession, Dries for the post-Suarez

Dries Mertens in the viewfinder of Barcelona. The striker of the Naples it has the contract expiring and its renewal does not seem to be approaching, the big companies sniff the blow and think of the Belgian as a zero for next season. Among the interested clubs – according to the Iberian portal fichajes.net – there would also be the Catalan one. The leadership of the Boat, defined as "obsessed" by the search for a bomber capable of worthily substituting Luis Suarez, would have identified in the number 14 Neapolitan the reinforcement suitable for quality and experience.

Mertens is experiencing a difficult time both on and off the field, in light of the recent events also linked to the mutiny of the whole team. The delicate situation does not facilitate negotiations for the contract extension, which have long been stopped for the distance between the demand of the entourage and the offer of Aurelio De Laurentiis. The blaugrana company could take advantage of this stalemate, should it decide to sink the blow. The former PSV, the Spanish media make it known, is considered the ideal profile to best represent the Leo Messi and team.