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Victor Osimhen’s future is now more shrouded in uncertainties after Napoli reached a €30m agreement with Chelsea to finally complete the g of Romelu Lukaku, Punch Sports Extra reports.

With suitors backpedalling over the hefty €130 release clause, there had been talks about the Partenopei meeting Osimhen’s camp for him to spend another season in Naples. But that move has been dealt a fatal blow by the g of Lukaku, another aggressive pointman long sought by Antonio Conte, his former coach at Chelsea.

Osimhen’s sterling performance in the 2023/24 season for Napoli made him the first item in the summer transfer window, but he could be the last with just seven days of business left.

PSG, who were the first suitors to make enquiries about the 25-year-old Nigeria striker as a possible replacement for Kylian Mbappe, have since backed down.

Chelsea were also interested, but the Premier League club prefer a loan deal, which Osimhen’s camp wouldn’t entertain. The Blues remain his only chance to play in the Premier League but that can only happen if the club decide to buy or the player heads to Stamford Bridge on a loan deal that will lower his weekly wages.

Manchester also mooted the idea of g the African Footballer of the Year in the early days of the summer transfer window, but the Red Devils never took their interest close to making an offer.

Osimhen has also been linked with Arsenal all summer, largely touted as the ideal pointman needed by the Gunners to favourably mount a title challenge. This has also vanished like the vapour, with Mikel Arteta ruling out the possibility.

“We have some great strikers. Gabi (Gabriel) Jesus is there, Kai (Havertz) has played there a lot of minutes, Leo (Leandro Trossard) has played there, and we believe we have all the necessities as well. We fully trust our players. We want to get better for sure, and we will try, but we are going to try with the players that are already with us,” the Spaniard said as per goal.com.

With his Napoli fate now sealed, Osimhen may consider a move to the Saudi Pro League, where several clubs are eager to embrace him. These including Al Qadsiah, Al Ahli, and Al Hilal, who tabled a mouthwatering offer that was rejected by the player the last summer.

Napoli are so desperate to replace Osimhen that they would pay €30 million for Lukaku, who will turn 31 in May. This is something they haven’t been accustomed to during the Aurelio De Laurentiis era.

They also reached an agreement for the Belgian before selling Osimhen, hoping to please Conte and give a much-needed boost to the whole team after a shocking 3-0 loss to Hellas Verona in the opening Serie A game of the season last week.

Source: https://punchng.com/Osimhen-farther-in-limbo-as-Lukaku-s-Napoli

So I really made first to comment in over 10 years on nairaland? I'm blessed already.

I'm Osimhen case... No be juju be this?

God made everything beautiful in the time for that thing.

There is a season to stay, there is to leave. Don't extend your stay when you should leave. Don't leave when you should stay.

Osimhen is about to pay for staying back when he should have left. The price is already very expensive for his carrier.

He wasn't emotionally strong neither is he very smart. The transfer window will soon close and he'll bw reduced to a leach in Napoli. Alagidi omo.

This guy needs divine intervention before his career goes down the drain.
Maybe, just maybe his village people are angry with him.

€130m for Nigerian player. No club will definitely pay such an amount. If he had performed well at the nations cup, prolly he would have gotten that big money move but no club will buy a serie A striker for that amount, talk less of a Nigerian player. He better move to Chelsea on loan

Make oversabi no land Victor for mess oh

The boy is too arrogant and full of himself

Chai

Ubeh22:
The boy is too arrogant and full of himself

He needs to apologise to Finidi

Saudi will be his last resort. He will surely make more money over there, but his career won't be better off.

He had the chance to leave the stage while the ovation was loudest, but he decided to stay put.

What did he get in return, he was treated badly and scorned, with racist attacks by the same club and fans he previously brought joy and songs of praises to their hearts and lips.


Moral lesson, leave the stage while the ovation is loudest.

D

He's being unnecessarily greedy

Chelsea claims details of his contract demands is £500k/week for a permanent transfer


Not even Haaland or Kdb earns such


E go too tey for Napoli

richiemcgold:
Saudi is his last resort

To go into oblivion.......

He should just come to Chelsea simple we need another drogba.

CHELSEA’S bid to sign Napoli striker Victor Osimhen is being held up by his extraordinary £500,000-a-week demands.

SunSport understands the Nigerian international is asking for a wage packet which would make him the highest paid player in the Premier League

This is pure greed....no Premier league player earn this kind of wages even Haaland.

He should apologize to finidi George first

Make he go PSG, Chelsea or Arsenal!

He has choice!

But he go reduce hin wages?

And who go pay 130M for am?

Arrogant, overrated Osimhen.

No big club wants him.

Romano never break the news

kestolove95:
He should apologize to finidi George first

Stay there make pant dey wear you.

The Blackman curse...

Pride, Ego and a trip

Moves to a premiership club on deadline day.

Ope o.

weyreypey:


He needs to apologise to Finidi

And his Village people

If I'm him ill just go to the Saudi league and rake in my millions. At this stage na money remain for am to stack o

Come to Chelsea jejely

This guy may finally end up in Saudi, las las

For Lukaku to be in Napoli under Conte, it is finished for Osihmen. Coaches and bosses use and prefer people they like, not necessarily the one that will get the job done. I have also noticed this in the corporate world.

Capernum:
No be juju be this?

Seems like his village people have carefully traced his address in Europe...

But seriously, oshimen better humble himself and go for a loan deal in Chelsea to save his face.

Osimeh I warned you of this problem coming but arrogant didn't allow you to hear the voice of the prophet now here we go another headache for you anyway your only chance against Lukika or whatever is that you are younger and you need to return home to appease some people who are angry with you, Osimeh no dare naija people oo na dem go raised you and if you messed up na same dem go bring you down oo.

Wake up young man.

OSihmen should be going to Chelsea or PSG