According to a recent report from Tuttosport, Dries Mertens looks set to turn down a move to Premier League side Chelsea.
The Blues are believed to have put forward a bid of around €7 million, but instead of making the jump over to English football, the Napoli veteran instead wants to stay in Italy and break Marek Hamsik’s record as the club’s all-time top goalscorer.
He only needs four goals in order to accomplish that goal, so once we get around to the summer transfer window, this could wind up being a different story altogether.
Chelsea seemed to be putting all of their eggs into the Mertens basket following a disappointing January transfer window, so if they can’t get this deal over the finish line, they need to be swift in turning their atte…