It appears there is substance to the rumours linking Nigeria international forward Victor Osimhen with a move to German Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich owing to the statement of the CEO of the club Oliver Kahn.
Kahn has been roundly blamed for the failure of the team this season following their exit from the UEFA Champions League with many of the club’s faithful unhappy with how the team has regressed in recent years.
He was blamed for taking the decision to sack Julian Nagelsmann two years after paying around €20m to free him from RB Leipzig. His replacement Tomas Tuchel hasn’t hit the ground running as expected.
Under Tuchel, they have crashed out of the UEFA Champions League and the German Cup and are second in the Bundesliga. Above all he is the one taking the sticks for his inability to replace Robert Lewandoski who left the team in the summer for Barcelona.
Replying to questions on the plans to get a proper number 9, he hinted that the striker that they have their eyes on currently plays elsewhere and played for a team that played a day before they were sent packing from the Champions League.
“We saw one (striker) yesterday but unfortunately he wasn’t playing for us. There aren’t many #9’s like Lewandowski”, he added. A sign of where their priority will lie in the summer transfer window.
Of all the strikers who played in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday Osimhen is the only striker who has been linked with a move to the Bavarians. Sky Sports Germany claim the deal is as good as done with only an agreement with Napoli missing.
Osimhen scored the lone goal as Napoli crash out of Europe following a 1-1 draw against AC Milan but his goals has set his team on the path to winning the Serie A, which will be their first title since the 90s.
Daniel Martins
