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  • Arsenal make club record offer for Victor Osimhen

    Arsenal make club record offer for Victor Osimhen

    Premier League club Arsenal have made a club record offer for Napoli striker Victor Osimhen.

    Calciomercato.com says Arsenal have had a club-record £76million bid for Osimhen rejected by Napoli.

    The Gunners have been linked with a move to bring the 23-year-old to the Emirates with Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah set to depart as free agents.

    It in understood that Mikel Arteta is looking to bring in two centre-forwards, with Manchester City’s Gabriel Jesus also a top target.

    And the North London outfit are also said to be determined to snap up Osimhen, with Manchester United also eyeing up a potential swoop.

    It has been said that Arsenal have already held talks with the agent of the Nigeria international.

    Arteta’s side have extensively scouted the player this term, with the ex-Lille ace chipping in with 18 goals and six assists in 31 games in all competitions.

    And it has been now been reported that Arsenal have stepped up their pursuit of Osimhen.

    It has been stated that the Serie A giants will only part ways with the player should they receive a fee in the region of £93m.

  • Transfer: Newcastle renew offer for Victor Osimhen

    Transfer: Newcastle renew offer for Victor Osimhen

    Premier League club, Newcastle United have made a new offer for Napoli striker Victor Osimhen.

    Newcastle failed with an attempt in January and received the same response from Napoli this week, reports Calciomercato.com.

    While the size of the Toon’s offer was undisclosed, Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis is prepared to sell this summer for €100m.

    Nigeria international Osimhen is also interesting Manchester United.

    Osimhen has made 30 appearances for Napoli this season, scoring 17 goals and providing six assists.

    His contract with the club runs until June 2025.

  • Arsenal joins in race to land £100m Super Eagles striker

    Arsenal joins in race to land £100m Super Eagles striker

    Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke will have to break the bank to sign Nigerian international, Victor Osimhen.

    Arsenal’s target, Osimhen, will cost an eye-watering £100million, according to transfer guru Gianluca Di Marzio.

    Speaking to wettfreunde, Di Marzio said: “I don’t think he will be sold for £80m because he was bought for £70m.

    “So, I think that [Napoli owner Aurelio] De Laurentiis is very smart to buy and very difficult when he has to sell the players.

    “I don’t think he will let Osimhen go for less than £100m – minimum.

    “So, it depends on which club in Premier League will have all this money to spend in the market only for one player”

  • Arsenal in contact with Napoli for Super Eagles star

    Arsenal in contact with Napoli for Super Eagles star

    Premier League club Arsenal are in contact with Napoli for Nigerian international, Victor Osimhen.

    Despite spending almost two months on the sidelines with a cheekbone fracture, the 23-year-old has still managed to score 16 times from 28 matches in all competitions this season.

    Arsenal are known to be interested in Osimhen having extensively scouted the player this term.

    Guardian reporter Freddie Paxton has revealed that Arsenal have been in contact with Osimhen’s agent.

    He has stated that the club’s interest in the player is serious, with Osimhen keen to test himself in the Premier League.

    Newcastle have also been linked with the 20-cap international, though he is more interested in joining Arsenal.

    Though one stumbling block could be the whopping £84m asking price slapped on his head.

  • Arsenal eyes Osimhen as Napoli set hefty asking price

    Arsenal eyes Osimhen as Napoli set hefty asking price

    Premier League side Arsenal eyes in-form Napoli striker Victor Osimhen.

    The Super Eagles star has become one of the most sought-after forwards in world football after 21 goals in 44 league appearances for Napoli.

    Gunners boss Mikel Arteta is targeting a big striker signing this summer after the departure of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

    Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nkeitah are also entering the final months of their respective contracts.

    Gazzetta dello Sport – via Sport Witness – have reported that Osimhen is on Arsenal’s radar.

    However, their pursuit of Osimhen will depend on whether they have enough to cash to meet Napoli’s asking price of £84million.

    The north London club are currently in fourth on the Premier League and securing Champions League football could go a long way to signing Osimhen next summer.

    Manchester United and Newcastle United have also been linked with the 23-year-old.

  • Real Madrid target Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen

    Real Madrid target Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen

    Real Madrid will be tabling a bid for Nigeria and Napoli striker Victor Osimhen this summer. The Nigerian marksman is Madrid’s alternative if they can’t sign Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund.

    Osimhen, a Nigerian international, is valued at €80m by Napoli. He’s scored ten goals in the 21 games he’s played for the Southern Italian club so far this season. Osimhen’s career began at Wolfsburg before spells with Charleroi and Lille, who Napoli signed him from. They want to keep him but they are preparing for the eventuality should he leave.

    Kylian Mbappe of Paris Saint-Germain is Madrid’s number one target this summer but they’d like to bring in another centre-forward as well as the Frenchman. Their current number nine is Karim Benzema, but he isn’t getting any younger and there isn’t really a viable alternative at the Santiago Bernabeu at the moment. Osimhen would be an asset.

    According to reports from Italy, to avoid any vacuum should Osimhen eventually join Real Madrid, Napoli have already started shopping for potential replacements for the Nigerian, with Sassuolo’s Gianluca Scamacca their preferred replacement.

    Mbappé continues to be the priority for Real Madrid though, even if in recent days the news has leaked that Barcelona have also signified an interest in the French striker. It is for this reason, according to AS, that Los Blancos continue to closely monitor Osimhen.

  • Serie A: Napoli biggest threat for Inter Milan – Cassano

    Serie A: Napoli biggest threat for Inter Milan – Cassano

    Former Italy international Antonio Cassano has praised the work of Luciano Spalletti at Napoli.

    Cassano rates Napoli as title contenders.

    He told Bobo TV: “Napoli are the anti-Inter team, since after Christmas they have made little or no mistakes, they have convinced me even more than the Nerazzurri.

    “They’ve had their ups and downs, which are normal, but at the moment as a footballing proposition they’re the one I enjoy watching the most.

    “I think Inter should be afraid of them.”

  • Man Utd make decision on signing Victor Osimhen

    Man Utd make decision on signing Victor Osimhen

    Premier League club Manchester United are not moving forward with their attempt to sign Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen.

    The Red Devils are eager to sign a centre-forward in the summer, considering the situation involving Mason Greenwood and the likely departures of Edinson Cavani and Cristiano Ronaldo.

    Osimhen is someone who is highly rated in Serie A, and is admired by United interim boss Ralf Rangnick, per the Daily Star.

    However, Man Utd claims that Napoli informed United that Osimhen would cost around £100 million, which has ended the Red Devils’ interest.

    They are likely to pursue other targets, as they do not believe the Nigerian merits such a transfer fee.

    Borussia Dortmund star Erling Haaland, Inter Milan ace Lautaro Martinez and Tottenham Hotspur skipper Harry Kane have also been linked with a move to Old Trafford.

  • People now think Barca are Europa favourites – Adama Traore

    People now think Barca are Europa favourites – Adama Traore

    Barcelona attacker Adama Traore was delighted with victory at Napoli.

    Barca won 4-2 in Naples to win the Europa League playoff 5-3 on aggregate.

    “The team has been intense, they have worked, we have been very effective. This is the path and the line to follow,” said Adama.

    “It’s important to also be dangerous on the counterattack. Our game is to have the ball and look for free spaces, but if we have that quality and exploit our speed, it’s good for us. We have to keep growing as a team.

    “People may think that we are favourites. Our mentality is to win any match, that is the requirement.”

  • Europa: Barca defeat tough in front of our fans – Napoli coach

    Europa: Barca defeat tough in front of our fans – Napoli coach

    Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti concedes Barcelona deserved their victory in Thursday night’s Europa League playoff.

    Barca won 4-2 in Naples to win the tie 5-3 on aggregate.

    “We have to be honest, they made far fewer mistakes than we did in possession. We made more mistakes than we are accustomed to, but Barcelona did really well in moving the ball around,” Spalletti told Sky Italia.

    “They were also aided by the initial incident on the corner, then De Jong curling it into the top corner, which made it all more difficult.

    “When we got back into it after the penalty and were in our best period of the game, we conceded the third out of nowhere.

    “It’s very disappointing, because we had a real Napoli atmosphere tonight, we worked so hard for everyone to be back here together again and it leaves us doubly disappointed. Perhaps it’s even more disappointing than the result.

    “We also did some things well, but were unable to get the game back on level terms, because every time we got close to them, they’d knock us back down with a KO.”

    Spalletti also said: “I am always the first person responsible when the team doesn’t have the right attitude.

    “Perhaps in those moments we tried to play it out from the back forcefully, but instead we didn’t find the right passes in the final third and they were very aggressive, especially down the right.

    “This high press blocked our exits and after those goals, Barcelona could carry on secure in their status.”