Per reports exclusively gathered by Owngoalnigeria.com editorial team, the delay in Victor Osimhen agreeing to a move to Napoli was caused by interest from three teams who are willing to match Lille’s asking price for the Nigerian.
Lille have already agreed to a fee of €80 million as transfer fee for Osimhen but the 21 year old is yet to give his greenlight to the move happening despite visiting Naples last week where he met with the president of Napoli and the coach as well.
We gathered that the trio of Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and Inter Milan contacted the representative of the forward where they made it known that they are willing to match the fee Lille has agreed with Napoli.
Osimhen’s dream has always been to play in England hence the offer from the English Premier League sides got to him making him to ask for more time before deciding. Per Inter Milan we gathered his girlfriend loves the city of Milan and the fact that they will be playing in the Champions League next season is a big factor as well.
However, Napoli are still the front runners for his signing as Lille are more open to doing a deal with them due to the several clauses they have agreed with the Ligue 1 side which will help the finances of the club who are servicing debts incurred in the course of running the team.
Daniel Martins