The Serie A outfit have reportedly expressed interest in signing the Belgian ace in the upcoming summer transfer window, and are expected to launch a bid to acquire his services from the Eredivisie giants.
PSV Eindhoven prolific winger, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Utrecht-c39237.
Netting an impressive 21 goals while amassing 13 assists, the pint-sized winger played an integral role in the Eindhoven giants’ KNVB beker Cup triumph, as well as a third place finish on the league table in the 2011/12 campaign.
The 25-year-old’s impressive performances in the recently concluded campaign garnered him interest from several top European clubs including the likes of Bayern Munich.
However, recent reports confirm that Inter have joined the Bavarians in the race to acquire the technically-gifted winger’s signature in the upcoming transfer window.
Andrea Stramaccioni, the Nerazzurri head coach, is reportedly planning to play with the 4-3-3 formation in the 2012/13 season, and is looking to lure quality wingers to San Siro this summer.
The Italian mentor is already close to completing the signing of Genoa’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ezequiel-Lavezzi-c13073.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567’s intentions are clear that they would be spending heavily this summer to mount a title assault successfully next term after showing keen interest in luring the talented winger away from Philips Stadion.
However, the Serie A outfit will be going to face stiff competition from the Bundesliga giants in their attempt to sign Mertens, who has an ongoing contract at Philips Stadion that runs until the summer of 2016.
Although, the Belgian winger earlier made it clear that he would not be moving away from the Eindhoven giants before lifting the Eredivisie title, a lucrative offer from any of the European giants could prove to be a too tempting bid to turn down.
On the other hand, the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/PSV-c40281 management will not be letting go of their prized asset for anything less than 16 million Euros.
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