The agent of Napoli’s Victor Osimhen has labelled rumours that the striker could possibly be loaned out this season as “pretend information” because the Nigerian star continues to be linked with a transfer to PSG and Chelsea.
The 25-year-old seems to be set to go away Naples earlier than the present switch window shuts having spent the final 4 years in Italy.
Osimhen has been a vital participant for Napoli throughout the 133 video games he has featured in, scoring 76 objectives alongside an extra 18 assists. The striker’s 26 Serie A objectives throughout the 2022/23 marketing campaign fired the Naples-based membership to the league title in Italy and it’s this season that has laid the foundations for the curiosity within the participant this summer season.
The Nigeria worldwide has a £113m launch clause in his present contract and that appears to be an excessive amount of for the events.
In accordance with Fabrizio Romano, Napoli are on the lookout for options for Osimhen as they need to usher in Chelsea’s Romelu Lukaku as a substitute as quickly as doable.
The striker has already stated sure to a PSG transfer however it stays to be seen if that’s the similar for Chelsea. The switch journalist states that Napoli is also open to together with Osimhen as a part of a deal for Lukaku, which might be the simplest method round the issue.
One factor that won’t be occurring is a mortgage transfer for the 25-year-old.
Victor Osimhen’s agent not proud of mortgage rumours
Stories have emerged this week that Osimhen might doubtlessly be a part of Chelsea as a part of an preliminary mortgage deal however this has been shut down by the striker’s agent Roberto Calenda.
“I examine ‘fantasy exchanges’ with Victor… as if he was a package deal to be delivered rapidly,” Calenda acknowledged by way of Fabrizio Romano. “This package deal is the highest scorer of the third Scudetto within the historical past of Napoli.
“Respect and cease pretend information!”.
The battle for Osimhen is beginning to warmth up however Chelsea could have a bonus over everybody else because the Blues can play the Romelu Lukaku card to assist persuade Napoli to half methods with their star man.
