Details of the meeting between Nigeria international forward Victor Osimhen and the president of Napoli Aurelio De Laurentiis has emerged, effectively putting an end to speculations linkin him with an exit from the Serie A champions, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
In the meeting which was attended by Osimhen and his agent Roberto Calenda, it was agreed that the 25 year old will extend his current contract which has two years to run till the summer of 2027.
However, this time around the deal will come with an exit clause of around €100m and a salary in the region of €7m a year is what is being discussed as his new salary. A rise from his previous pay of around €3m.
Osimhen has however not agreed in totality to the content of the deal, insisting on lowering the release clause plus a salary that is close to €10m a year. Napoli are hopeful they will find a breakthrough in talks to keep the forward.
Aside from the content of the deal, Osimhen has also demanded an improvement on the squad that won the league for the first time in 33 years in order to keep them competitive. Especially with the fact that some players will likely leave the team top of which is top defender Kim Min-Jae, who has already said his goodbye as he closes in on a move to Bayern Munich.
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