Victor Osimhen remains a priority target for PSG to occupy the forefront of the attack. But, Naples does not want to give up its Nigerian. The Neapolitan president intends to be very tough in business, as evidenced by the record amount claimed from PSG for Osimhen.
Like its future coach, PSG is struggling to find a new center forward for next season. The Parisians are already practically out of the running for Randal Kolo Muani, on the shelves of Bayern and Manchester United. Remain for them Harry Kane and Victor Osimhen. The 24-year-old Nigerian would have the perfect profile to make an explosive duo with Kylian Mbappé. Nevertheless, his Napoli club are not willing to let him slip away so easily. The Italian champion wants to continue to take advantage of his prolific goalscorer, especially with a view to going beyond the quarter-finals in the Champions League next season.
180 million for Osimhen, Naples disgusts Paris
President Aurelio de Laurentiis is known to be inflexible in the transfer window. For PSG, the sum quickly climbed: 70, 100, 130 million euros for Osimhen according to the various European media. Eventually, Le Parisien newspaper has finally revealed what Napoli’s financial expectations are for their striker. It’s even more expensive than expected. Naples is claiming 180 million euros to sell its player to the Parisian club, a very high or even unreasonable sum. It would make him the second most expensive player in history tied with … Kylian Mbappé, bought at this price in 2018 by PSG.
🔵 INFO THE PARISIAN | Napoli have set the starting price for their Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen, at 180 million euros
He is targeted by PSG but also by Bayern Munich, Chelsea or Manchester Unitedhttps://t.co/ws0c9s1Lsd
— The Parisian | PSG (@le_Parisien_PSG) June 21, 2023
It seems unlikely that PSG would want to give so much money to the transfer window when the trend is towards lower transfer spending with Financial Fair Play as a threat. With this request, Naples comes to deter any attack for Victor Osimhen this summer. The Italian champion wants to keep his player and even extend it as was recently announced by the president. ” We have an agreement in principle for a two-year extension, but if an offer impossible to refuse for the health of the club arrives, we will evaluate it “Said de Laurentiis about his striker under contract until 2025. Unless he wants Osimhen more than anything, we imagine that Luis Campos will think about other avenues.
