40 Quotes by Dries Mertens

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    I have already told Vermaelen to come to Napoli 10 times. The city is magnificent and even Benitez asked me to convince Vermaelen to come here.

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    Juventus can afford to spend a great deal of money for new players. But Napoli can always respond by playing magnificently.

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    My father drove a bus in Anderlecht and he took me to training every day in Brussels from when I was 11 to 18.

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    I was still on the bench at the beginning in Naples, then I started to play and I wanted to enjoy my moments. I worked so hard to get into the team and I didn't want to leave - that would have been too easy.

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    Football in Italy is like a wonderful sickness, because people are infected with this love for the sport from childhood to old age.

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    I was ready to leave Holland and Serie A is a big step for me.

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    In the first season with Sarri I only played six games as a starter.

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    You know a dog loves you for who you are; they don't know if you're a soccer player or not. Sometimes people treat you good because you're a footballer or because you're famous, but a dog doesn't know it.

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