Eagles in Europe: Osimhen, Lookman battle for Serie A golden boot as Sanusi wins Cup in Portugal
Napoli have reportedly received a €140 million (£120.3m) offer from Al-Hilal to sign Victor Osimhen.
According to Sky News, the Nigerian striker will earn wages in the region of £1 million per week if the Italian club accepts the offer.
Over the past month, Chelsea, Bayern Munich and Manchester United have reportedly been linked with the 24-year-old.
However, Aurelio De Laurentiis, Napoli president, said the club wants to hold on to Osimhen but is “willing to consider an offer we could not refuse.”
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It is believed that the Italian club wants more than €150m (£128.8m) to sell the Lagos-born striker.
Osimhen scored 26 league goals as The Parthenopeans won their first Scudetto in 33 years.
He was the top goalscorer in the league, making him the first African player to claim this accolade in Serie A history.
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The Nigerian was voted the best striker in Serie A and won the 2022 prize for foreign athlete of the year in Italy.
If Napoli accept the Saudi club’s bid, Osimhen will extend his record as the most expensive African player, surpassing the figure that saw him move to Italy in 2020.
Al-Hilal are attempting a major coup of top talents across Europe this summer. The club had reportedly bid €300m (£259m) for Paris St-Germain’s Kylian Mbappe.
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