Victor Osimhen’s future is still far from clear. As you know, the Napoli striker has been PSG’s target for many weeks. The capital club does not intend to pay the €130 million release clause included in the player’s contract. As we explained to you three days ago, Paris hopes to spend a maximum of €80 million in this transfer, including players from its squad for example to lower the bill. Kang-in Lee interests the Italians, who have offered a transfer of €90 million, in addition to the Korean.
This proposal did not appeal to PSG, who are trying to find another formula. The board knows that the door is open. Their interlocutor is even willing to revise their demands downwards (by around €110 or €105 million) in order to unblock the situation. Antonio Conte would like this matter to be settled quickly in order to move forward with the construction of his attack and finalise the recruitment of the Nigerian’s successor, who is none other than Romelu Lukaku. So it is rather on the Parisian side that things are blocked.
Luis Enrique doesn’t want Osimhen
There are other reasons for this. Kylian Mbappé’s departure has opened the way for his competitors in the Parisian squad, first and foremost Gonçalo Ramos and Randal Kolo Muani. Officially, both players are part of the project for this season. Behind the scenes, it’s not as obvious as that. Contacts are being made to possibly find a way out for one of them, the idea being to make room for a possible arrival of Osimhen. And that’s not all.
The Team indicates in its columns this Friday that Luis Enrique is not so hot with Victor Osimhen. He would be ” not very keen on a “9” in his profile “, writes the sports daily, before driving the point home further: ” He is not the type of centre-forward that Luis Enrique likes to rely on. “The Naples striker is in reality the wish of Luis Campos, who has kept good contact with him since their shared past at LOSC, and of Nasser Al-Khelaïfi. Under these conditions, it is difficult to find a positive outcome in this matter…
