The debate over the future of Nigeria international Victor Osimhen at Italian Serie A side Napoli with talks over an extension yet to yield any fruit will drag on for a while, OwnGoalNigeria.com understands.
Osimhen who fired Napoli to their first league title in 33 years has two years to go on his deal at the club, a situation which has caught the attention of top teams in Europe. Notably Bayern Munich and Ligue 1 side PSG.
However, Napoli’s price tag of €200m has made it almost impossible for teams to get the Nigerian with Saudi Arabia side Al Ahli the latest team to fail with a bid for the Nigerian, but it appears a breakthrough has been found.
According to a well followed Saudi Arabia journalist on social media platform Twitter who goes with the handle @A_Abaoud, Osimhen rejected Napoli’s salary increase that takes his current earning to €6m.
As good as the offer seems, it is still no where near what he claimed Al Ahli are willing to pay the Nigerian, saying it’s in excess of €40m a season. An amount that has seen the 25 year old tell the Napoli that he wants to leave.
خاص
المهاجم النيجيري يضغط بقوة على إدارة نابولي للموافقة على عرض #الهلال ..
نابولي قدم طلب تعديل عقده الحالي مقابل 6 مليون يورو للموسم مع تمديده، وعرض الأزرق المتوقع يصل 40 مليون يورو للموسم ، وهو
ما جعل المهاجم النيجيري يطالب ناديه بقبول عرض الهلال .
ميتروفيتش خيار بديل pic.twitter.com/FDXm3Eh0A3— عبدالرحمن أباعود (@A_Abaoud) August 4, 2023
He further went ahead to claim that he is pushing Napoli to accept the transfer fees of around €120m with Al Ahli setting a deadline for moving on from the Nigerian to another target in Fulham’s striker Aleksandra Mitrovic.
Sources close to the Serie A top scorer for last season have however refused to comment on the development, and even close associates of his representative say his situation will become clearer in the coming days.
Daniel Martins