Chennai, India – Na wetin we go hear from our guy Dries Mertens? Make I gist you. This former Belgian striker don announce say e go retire from professional football as him contract with Galatasaray dey end dis month. The 38-year-old go show us how dem dey retire in style for social media, kodey serious!
For the video wey e post, Dries yarn say no be say him go just disappear like food wey no dey for chop again, o! E go still play for one exhibition match wey him former Napoli paddy, Marek Hamsik, dey organize for July. Last last, the guy go still flex small before him carry leg waka!
Dries no be small potato! E dey hold the record as Napoli’s all-time top scorer, with 148 goals. Na for there him tok for say “My name don dey shine” as him bag two Italian Cups, before e move manage Galatasaray, where e add three consecutive Turkish Süper Lig titles to him career chest.
This football lover start him journey for Gent back in 2007 and travel reach Eendracht Aalst, AGOVV, Utrecht, and PSV Eindhoven before e dive into Serie A with Napoli in 2013. Na wetin person go call serious hustle! During him time, brother man don collect 109 caps for him national team and score 21 goals. Last time we see am for national colors na during the 2022 World Cup for Qatar, where Belgium just waka pass the group stage wahala.
Mertens don set the pace and e own time don reach to chill small from professional ball. But you know say no be everybody fit hang the boots like dem fit hang shoe! As e dey jolly dey go in retirement, wetin we go miss pass na him goals and sweet game wey dey make fans shout like dem don see heaven.
No worry, my people, we go still catch am for that exhibition match come July. Make we drink beer for the legend wey don shine pass as e retire!
