Despite denial from the camp of Nigerian forward Victor Osimhen, Sky Sports journalist Francesco Modugno insist talks is still going on the proposed swap deal involving Osimhen and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Reports broke out yesterday evening that Ronaldo has been offered on loan to Napoli in a deal which will see Osimhen move to Manchester United as his replacement for a fee of around €100m.
Osimhen’s agent Roberto Calenda earlier today denied the reports and insisted that his client is focused on having a fine season at Napoli, where he has found the back of the net consecutively in the first two games of the new Serie A season.
“There are no negotiations or swap deal talks in progress. Osimhen’s Napoli player and he wants to play Champions League with Napoli, he’s proud of being in UCL”, Calenda was quoted as saying.
However Modugno insist talks are underway but it all depends on the camp of Osimhen accepting the proposal from Ronaldo’s entourage led by super star agent Jorge Mendes.
In an interview which was watched by OwnGoalNigeria.com editorial team, the respected journalist summed up the entire situation as quoted below.
“Cristiano Ronaldo wants to play the Champions League and Jorge Mendes is working for this. The sentiment could lead him to Portugal, in the last week he has knocked on the doors of Bayern Munich and Milan. Then there is Napoli: his friend De Laurentiis has listened to the proposal, evaluates, reflects and does the accounts.
At the moment it is a more or less strong suggestion. It depends on the mood, on the tweet of Osimhen’s agent who said he wants to stay in Naples and denied the exchange with the Portuguese.
We are in a phase in which Jorge Mendes is trying to understand if the conditions can be created to start the negotiation which is linked to two conditions: United should take on all or almost all the salary of the Portuguese and then arrive in Naples and offer at least 100 million for Osimhen “.