Fresh from scoring his first goal for Italian Serie A side Salernitana in their 2-2 draw against Sassuolo, former Nigeria U20 forward Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi has moved quickly to play down any comparison with Napoli forward Victor Osimhen.
Signed form Slovenian side Celje in the summer, the 22 year old appears to be settling down quickly to life in his new surroundings with his first goal for the team coming in the Coppa Italia 4-0 win over Sampdoria.
He followed that up with his first league goal two days ago in what was his second consecutive start after making the first in last week defeat to Napoli. This time around he made it count by putting his team ahead in the 5th minute.
They threw away a two goal lead to draw 2-2 but the 2020 Nigeria U20 forward has shown a bit of the quality that made the team to splash almost €2m to seal his signing. He was asked about stepping into the shoes of his fellow country man Victor Osimhen, who fired Napoli to the league title for the first time in 33 years.
” I am not like Osimhen. We are both different in so many ways even though his feat and the success he has recorded so far is worth emulating, I will not like to put myself under any sort of pressure by comparing myself with Osimhen who is already established at this level. It’s a slow process and I hope to get there with the help of God”, he told OwnGoalNigeria.com.
Ade Emmanuel