“For sure the auction did not start that perhaps Napoli imagined. The very high salary (10 million) weighs on the choice of the big European teams”. This is what today’s edition of Repubblica writes about Victor Osimhen, for whom Naopli hoped a real international auction would open which, to date, has not taken place : “Victor Osimhen and Napoli, the story of a farewell that never took place. Read the warnings carefully: there is plenty of time to complete the transfer, but one fact is quite eloquent. A three-figure offer for the number 9 has not yet been delivered to De Laurentiis’ club. It’s the fault of a high release clause (130 million) and a difficult year which naturally affected Osimhen as well.
The very high salary (10 million) weighs on the choice of the big European teams. Chelsea seemed to be the most accredited but today they seem to have taken another direction: Jonathan David, also a target of the blue club for months. Arsenal are also looking elsewhere. The Gunners are very close to another Victor Gyokeres, Swede, absolute protagonist of Sporting Lisbon with 43 goals in the season. A player that Conte also likes a lot and Osimhen costs around 100 million.”
