Victor Osimhen’s agent Roberto Calenda says that he and his shopper are delighted to be staying with Napoli following the official announcement of the striker’s contract extension on Saturday, and has shut down rumours that the Nigerian may nonetheless be open to a transfer in the summertime.
Osimhen formally put pen to paper on a brand new deal working till the summer season of 2026 on Saturday, in a deal which additionally features a launch clause for groups exterior of Italy.
The discharge clause, believed to be set within the area of €120m-€130m, is legitimate for groups exterior of Serie A in the course of the summer season switch window, a determine which will not be out of the query for a few of Europe’s wealthier sides.
Calenda gave an in-depth interview in Saturday’s print version of Il Corriere dello Sport, by which he described Osimhen’s extension as an ‘historic’ deal for Italian soccer.
Calenda added that the extension required plenty of exhausting work. He continued: “It’s recognition for what Osimhen has finished and continues to do on the pitch. He’s a unprecedented participant.
“This yr as nicely, regardless of his damage, he’s scoring. Typically it’s simple to overlook that he dragged Napoli to a primary league title in 33 years. Alongside together with his teammates, he constructed one thing unimaginable.
Calenda was requested concerning the launch clause in his shopper’s contract, however he refused to offer any additional particulars, asserting that the phrases of the contract are confidential.
“Victor is doing very nicely in Naples and desires to take the group as excessive as attainable. He has at all times mentioned it and backed it up on the pitch. We simply closed an historic deal within the historical past of Italian soccer. Let’s take pleasure in it.
“I’ve heard that I didn’t need him to resume and that I’d somewhat take him elsewhere. It’s the same old blame sport. It wasn’t true. I signify Victor and I would like what’s greatest for him. We’ve each needed a renewal for the reason that summer season.
“Final summer season, loads of presents arrived, some monstrous ones, however De Laurentiis needed to maintain Victor and we made ourselves obtainable. If we needed to depart, we’d have mentioned so.
“As an alternative, we labored, so much, to get the renewal finished. Subsequent summer season will probably be the identical, we are going to communicate to De Laurentiis and see what to do.”
