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  • Financial Fair Play Rules: Unbothered Chelsea set to break the bank for Osimhen

    Financial Fair Play Rules: Unbothered Chelsea set to break the bank for Osimhen

    Speculations are rife that Chelsea football Club are getting ready to pay the release clause of Napoli’s Victor Osimhen, despite fears of breaching the Premier League Profit and Sustainable rules.

    Osimhen, a 35-cap Nigeria international, could cost Chelsea between €120m-€130m after impressing at Napoli.

    Italian agent and  journalist, Rudy Galetti claims that the striker is willing to move to Stamford Bridge.

    The 2015 FIFA U17 World Cup Golden Boot winner could help bolster Chelsea’s attack, which has struggled for goals despite last summer’s reinforcements.

    However, the deal is still subject to Premier League Financial Fair Play rules as the London based Club woud have to sell few players before they can onboard Osimhen from Napoli.

     

  • I’m trying to get Osimhen to Chelsea – Mikel

    I’m trying to get Osimhen to Chelsea – Mikel

    Former Nigeria international John Obi Mikel admits he’s working on Napoli striker Victor Osimhen about joining Chelsea.

    Obi Mikel says former club Chelsea need a striker like Osimhen.

    Speaking to journalist Ben Jacobs at Web Summit Qatar, he said: “I’m still his ‘agent’. I’m trying to get him to Chelsea so I’ve got 20 per cent of that deal, let’s hope it works out. I think there is a genuine interest from both. He loves the club and wants to come to the club, obviously following in my footsteps as a Nigerian player to play for Chelsea, like Victor Moses and Celestine Babayaro.

    “He’s looked at London as well as a fantastic city, instead of going to Liverpool. But he also has interest from Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, but I’m still pushing and sending him messages. I hope he comes to the club because he will bring so much.

    “Anyone who watched the [Carabao Cup] final [vs Liverpool] on Sunday will see one thing we lack is goals. We need a striker who will score goals and that is what Victor will give you. He’s not the most skilful player, but he guarantees goals. If he could get us 20 or 25 goals per season. That is what Erling Haaland does and that’s why he is one of the best.

    “He’s not there for link-ups and all that, get the ball in the box and he will finish and that is something that I think Osimhen will definitely give us. So let’s hope it works out and he comes to Chelsea and becomes a legend.

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  • Osimhen equals legendary Maradona’s record in Napoli

    Osimhen equals legendary Maradona’s record in Napoli

    Victor Osimhen equaled late Diego Armando Maradona’s scoring feat at Napoli after netting a hat-trick in the club’s 6-1 victory at Sassuolo on Wednesday.

    According to popular statistics website, Opta, Osimhen is now the third Napoli player in the club’s history to have scored 10 or more goals for four consecutive seasons.

    Maradona achieved the feat between 1984 and 1988.

    Attila Sallustro was the first player to set the record for the Partenopei, between 1929/30 and 1932/33).

     

    Osimhen scored 10 goals in 24 league games in his first season (2020/21).

    The striker followed it up with 14 goals in 27 league outings the following season.

    Last season he netted 26 times in 32 league appearances.

    The 25-year-old has already scored 11 goals in 15 Serie A appearances this term.

  • Why Chelsea need Osimhen – Mikel Obi

    Why Chelsea need Osimhen – Mikel Obi

    Former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has said the London club needs to sign Victor Osimhen from Napoli.

    Mikel has been a harsh critic of the new ownership structure at the Stamford Bridge club.

    He does not believe their current rebuilding job has been a very impressive one, as the club languishes in midtable.

    In a rant this week, the ex-Nigerian international said: “We need a striker, simple as that. We need a good one. If you watch (Erling) Haaland, most of his goals, where are they? In the f***ing box. The box. So that’s where we need a striker to score goals – to get in the f***ing box.”

    “For me, the one we need is Osimhen because he’s someone who would come in and score goals. He’s not the most technical guy but what he does is get you goals and that’s what we really need, we need goals. When I see him I can tell he is at the Chelsea level and he’ll get better with time.

    “But the good thing about him is that he knows what his job is. His job is not to come in and mess around and that whole thing. It’s to score goals.”

  • AFCON: I owe Kanu and Okocha – Victor Osimhen

    AFCON: I owe Kanu and Okocha – Victor Osimhen

    Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen has revealed that he owes his success to ex-internationals Nwankwo Kanu and Austin Jay Jay Okocha.

    The Napoli star stated that Kanu and Okocha have served as a source of inspiration to his football career.

    “I used to speak with Nwankwo Kanu and Jay-Jay Okocha. I think I owe a lot of my success to them because they have been sort of an inspiration to me while growing up,” said Osimhen, who announced himself as the top scorer at the Under-17 World Cup in 2015.” Osimhen told AFP

    “To be up there in the same category as them — not that I am better than them in terms of football, but in terms of what I have achieved — I think is huge for me.

    He also expressed his disappointment with Nigeria’s 1-1 draw against Equatorial Guinea in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

    “The first game was really disappointing,” he said.

    “Going forward we need to make sure we get it right in the next game, which is against a tougher opponent.”

  • Serie A: Osimhen’s new pay revealed after signing new contract at Napoli

    Serie A: Osimhen’s new pay revealed after signing new contract at Napoli

    Serie A Champions, Napoli have confirmed Victor Osimhen has signed a new contract with them till June 2026.

    According to the new contract, Osimhen is already on about Five Million Euros a year, thus becoming one of the highest paid at Napoli.

    Osimhen’s agent, Roberto Calenda, said both parties happy with the new contract that will see the player remain at the club till 2026.

    Calenda said “We are all very happy with the new contract, let’s enjoy this and details will remain on paper,” he said

    There is also a release clause in the new agreement reportedly put at 130 Million Euros.

    “We are all very happy with the new contract, let’s enjoy this and details will remain on paper,” he said

    Napoli record signing three years ago at about 70 Million Euros from Ligue 1 side Lille has attracted interest from a long list of top clubs across the world after his goals

    This week, Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis disclosed the deal was imminent.

     Laurentiis, posted pictures of himself early on Saturday with Osimhen smiling, signing paperwork and shaking hands, along with the word “done.” The club put up the same pictures four minutes later with the caption “Victor & Napoli together until 2026.”

    It is more good news for the freshly crowned African player of the year. His current deal was set to expire in 2025 and Italian media reported that his salary has been more than doubled to €10m (£8.7m) a season, with a release clause between €120m and €130m.

    Napoli reportedly refused an offer of more than €200m for Osimhen from a team in Saudi Arabia in the close season. Osimhen, who turns 25 next week, was signed from Lille in 2020 for a fee of around €75m and the Nigeria international went on to establish himself as one of the most exciting strikers in the world.

    The 24 year old forward,  was Serie A Goal King with 26 goals last season.

    He has so far netted seven goals in the Italian league this season.

     

     

  • I love to watch Ronaldo and Osimhen – Mr Macaroni

    I love to watch Ronaldo and Osimhen – Mr Macaroni

    Popular skit maker and comedian, Adebowale Adedayo aka Mr Macaroni on Tuesday expressed has said he loves watching football superstars Christiano Ronaldo and the current African Footballer of the Year, Victor Osimhen.

    Mr Macaroni made the remarks in an interview during the kick-off of the 5th Cohesion Football Tournament ongoing at the Union Bank Stable, Surulere, Lagos.

    Mr. Macaroni who was special guest of honour at the opening ceremony of the grassroots football development tournament charged the partcipants to be of good behaviour.

    The two-day annual football competition, according to the organisers, is aimed at engaging at-risk children across different local government areas in Lagos and Ogun States.

    The 2023 tournament features 32 under-13 male teams and, for the very first time, 10 female teams.

    Mr. Macaroni said he was happy the organisers decided to promote the development of grassroots football in Lagos State.

    “I love football because I am attracted to Christiano Ronaldo so much, so I find myself following him to any club he is playing for.

    “I enjoy watching football because it is a sport that keeps one lively and entertained. I love to watch Ronaldo and recently, our own Victor Osimhen, but he cannot take the place of Ronaldo in my heart.

    “I do follow Osimhen the way I follow Ronaldo because he is doing us proud and the world is following his success, and I think it is also good to support our own.

    “Osimhen is also a product of grassroots football. So, he needs to support this initiative, we also need to support or pay more attention to our grassroots football development as well,” he said.

  • Serie A: Osimhen nets one, grabs assist as Napoli pip Cagliari 2-1

    Serie A: Osimhen nets one, grabs assist as Napoli pip Cagliari 2-1

    Super Eagles striker and current African footballer of the year, Victor Osimhen was highly instrumental for Napoli as he contributed a goal and assist to help Partenopei return to winning ways.

    Napoli defeated Cagliari 2-1 on Saturday evening.

    Osimhen put the Serie A champions ahead with a towering header on 69 minutes before Cagliari canceled it moments later with Zito Luvumbo setting up Leonardo Pavoletti for  an equalizer.

    Few minutes later, Osimhen then lashed on to a loose ball before drawing six players around him by juggling the ball with his chest and knee with his back to goal, managed to turn and get the pass back to Kvicha Kvaratskhelia who slotted it into the net.

    Osimhen has netted seven times in 12 league appearances for the Serie A defending champions in the current season.

  • Tinubu reacts to Osimhen, Oshoala, Nnadozie win at CAF Awards

    Tinubu reacts to Osimhen, Oshoala, Nnadozie win at CAF Awards

    President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nigeria’s Super Eagles forward, Victor Osimhen, on winning the CAF 2023 Men’s Player of the Year award.

    This is contained in a statement of Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, on Tuesday in Abuja.

    The President also celebrated the remarkable achievements of Asisat Oshoala of Nigeria’s Super Falcons, who clinched the 2023 CAF Women’s Player of the Year for the sixth time.

    Also, celebrated by the President is Chiamaka Nnadozie, who was awarded the Woman Goalkeeper of the Year, as well as the Super Falcons for emerging the Women’s National Team of the Year.

    The President commended the trio for their outstanding performances on both national and international stages, and for being sources of pride to the nation and an inspiration for aspiring footballers across the continent.

    ”Watching the great ambassadors of Nigeria stand atop the podium as the African Footballers of the Year, in the men and women categories, on Monday night in Marrakesh, Morocco, has strengthened our belief that with hard work.

    ”I commend Victor and Asisat for not forgetting their roots and days of humble beginnings in the game they love so much and for acknowledging the role of indigenous coaches in shaping their careers.

    ”I join all Nigerian fans in praying that this well-deserved honour will be the beginning of a continued journey filled with success, triumphs, and the fulfilment of all your footballing dreams,” the President said.

  • Chelsea make Victor Osimhen top 2024 target

    Chelsea make Victor Osimhen top 2024 target

    Chelsea have made Napoli striker Victor Osimhen their top transfer target for 2024.

    The Telegraph says Chelsea are ‘prioritising’ the signing of Osimhen as they seek a new centre-forward addition for manager Mauricio Pochettino.

    Osimhen has scored six goals in 11 appearances so far this season after leading Napoli to their first Serie A title in 33 years with 31 goals in 39 appearances last term.

    Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis has opened the door to selling the Nigerian at a starting price of €150m.

    Chelsea have already spent over £100m on two signings this year in Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo.