Napoli striker Victor Osimhen has admitted he’ll simply ‘glide’ with regard to a doable summer time switch and depart his future within the palms of president Aurelio De Laurentiis.
The 24-year-old had a profession greatest season in 2022/23, scoring 26 occasions in Serie A to assist ship Napoli’s first title since 1990 when Diego Maradona was on the membership. Osimhen landed the Capocannoniere trophy because the league’s high scorer consequently and is on the radar of each Manchester United and Chelsea because the switch window nears.
90min has beforehand revealed Osimhen is Chelsea’s main striker goal for 2023, with the Blues missing a recognised quantity 9 since Romelu Lukaku’s membership document return turned bitter. United are additionally available in the market for a striker within the wake of Cristiano Ronaldo’s November exit.
Bayern Munich are one other membership preserving tabs on the participant, though any purchaser may very well be compelled to half with near €150m to satisfy Napoli’s valuation.
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“I do not know, the president has to resolve that,” Osimhen advised DAZN with regards to his future.
“I like the folks of Napoli, they’ve proven me a lot love. For me, I do not thoughts, the president decides and I’ll simply glide.”
Discussing his personal success this previous season, Osimhen continued: “It is superb feeling for me, I received the scudetto, which is a very powerful factor in my profession thus far. I’m grateful to God for this season, for my teammates, my household, for the Neapolitans and so they deserve all of this.
“This season has been sensible for me, my teammates and the Neapolitans. I feel I’ve accomplished so nicely this season and deserve each good factor I’ve obtained, however I really feel motivated to do much more subsequent season.”
“It will not be tough to maintain our greatest gamers, we’re good with contracts – however by no means say by no means in case of loopy proposals. I feel they’ll keep for very long time,” De Laurentiis mentioned when discussing the Napoli futures of each Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia in February.
Nonetheless, in early Might, the president said: “I cannot promote Victor Osimhen this summer time – no means!”
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