Victor Osimhen is locked in limbo with Napoli after the southern Italian squad was unable to find a suitable buyer for the high-scoring Nigeria striker in the transfer window that closed across Europe’s five biggest leagues on Friday. Osimhen was already left off Napoli’s squad in recent weeks and has not been training with the club.
FILE - SS Napoli striker Victor Osimhen , right, arrives with team President Aurelio De Laurentiis, at the Foreign Press club to receive the “Best Foreign Athlete of the Year” award, in Rome, Monday, March 6, 2023. FILE - Napoli’s Victor Osimhen , left, attempts to block Inter’s Francesco Acerbi as Acerbi kicks the ball during a Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Inter at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona stadium, Naples , Italy, Sunday Dec. 3, 2023.
While Osimhen scored 26 goals when Napoli won Serie A in 2023, he has consistently been slowed by injuries throughout his career and no club has come close to paying the release clause in its entirety. His hefty salary has also been a deterrent.Whether it was Osimhen’s long-stated desire to play in the English Premier League or not that broke up the Al-Ahli deal remains unclear. Osimhen’s agent was also dealing with Chelsea, which made a reported offer of 6 million euros that was deemed too low.
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