Video: Contract Extension - Mertens signs new deal with Napoli until 2022

Dries Mertens (third from right) to stay with Napoli until 2022. Club President Aurelio De Laurentiis (third from left). Photo: SSC NAPOLI/SSC NAPOLI via GettyImages

Video 👇 Belgium international Dries Mertens has signed a new deal with Coppa Italia 2019-20 Champions Napoli until 2022.

This new contract will make Mertens stay
with the Blues for the next two years as his current contract expires at the end of the season.

Reports have it that the striker has been linked with Inter Milan and Chelsea.

Napoli made the announcement after Mertens over took Hamsik as the club's all-time highest goalscorer.

The Italian Serie A club made a official statement, which says: "Napoli is pleased to announce that it has agreed terms with Dries Mertens over a new contract with the club.

Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly says he is "happy" after helping the club clinch the Coppa Italia 2019-20 trophy 🏆 👇

🏆 Le finali si giocano per vincerle.
Emozione immensa: sono felice. #Napoli meritava una gioia come questa 💙

Finals are meant to be won.
Huge excitement: I am happy. #Napoli deserved a beautiful win like this one 💪🏿 #CoppaItalia 🇮🇹 #NapoliJuve 💙 #KK ⚽️ #blacklivesmatter pic.twitter.com/Qm5048ucfl
— Koulibaly Kalidou (@kkoulibaly26) June 17, 2020

"Mertens has signed for a further two years with the option to extend for a third."

Aurelio De Laurentiis who is President of the Club wrote on twitter: "Pleased to be together for a long time to come – long live Dries!"

Watch📺: Dries Mertens signs new two-year deal with SSC Napoli 👇