According to Italian publication Tuttomercatoweb Nigeria international forward Victor Osimhen has agreed to extend his deal at Italian Serie A side Napoli till the summer of 2026, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Osimhen’s renewal has dragged on for months with accusations and counter accusations from the club and his camp on who is responsible for the delay in extending his deal which has two years to run.
Reports have it that a new deal will be announced in the coming days by the president of the Serie A side Aurelio de Laurentiis, with terms that will make him the highest ever earning player in the history of the club.
He will earn up to €10m a year and it has been backdated to July when talks over a new contract started but no headway was found until now. The deal will also carry a buy out clause.
However no fee was pegged as the actual amount but a benchmark was set by all parties agreeing that any offer from a big team in excess of €100m starting from next summer will be enough to clinch his signing.
Although there is no clear cut explanation on how the clause will work, it is believed that it covers any bid from the Arab world not just European teams . Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia failed with a €150m offer for him in the summer.
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