Having left this summer permanently for Galatasaray, Victor Osimhen (26) thought he was done with Napoli, a club whose jersey he wore from 2020 to 2024 before being loaned last year to Turkey. The Nigerian striker was, however, heard before the Guardia di Finanza for a case of fictitious capital gains carried out in complicity by Lille and Napoli. If the player does not really have an impact on club-to-club negotiations, he nevertheless criticized the progress of the negotiations as relayed La Repubblica. Thus, the player expressed his discomfort at the time of the transfer since his father was seriously ill when his agent at the time Jean Gérard pushed for the transfer: “my previous agent had shown serious interest from Naples, but he was only interested in my transfer and not in my father's health. At the time, my mind wasn't thinking about football; I just wanted to know how he was doing. Gérard called me to meet him in Nice. Luis Campos and the president of Lille, Gérard Lopez, were also present. They told me that I had to go to Naples, that there was already an agreement in principle and that due to the pandemic it was a good opportunity for Lille. But I didn't know anything about it.»
This is where Victor Osimhen’s father’s health really deteriorated and he died. The sad news logically affected Victor Osimhen who had not been able to see him before his death and who the clubs had continued to push to finalize the file, preventing him from mourning properly: “following the death of my father, I was very angry with Lille and my agent, because I had not been able to see him before his death. They even told me I had to leave for Naples the next day, without even realizing it. Out of respect for the Lille president, I still went to Naples, but I didn't sign anything. I met the coach, who explained the project to me, and the next day, De Laurentiis in Capri. He told me about the city and the club, but I didn't understand what he was saying to Giuntoli, because they were speaking in Italian. He asked me if I had seen the contract, but I hadn't received anything.» It was then that Victor Osimhen would break off his relationship with his agent at the time: “Back at the hotel, I asked my agent for the draft contract. He told me he didn't have any. I was surprised, because the president had told me the opposite. Finally, he showed me a piece of paper, a pseudo-agreement with Naples. I got angry and wanted to return to France. I asked Lopez for a week off and left for Paris. Then, back in Lille, I decided to end my relationship with this agent. Seeing the interest from Naples, I asked William D'Avila to manage my transfer. At the end of July I signed the contract in Lille, in the presence of Maurizio Micheli for Napoli and, among others, D'Avila, Lopez, Ingla, Calenda and Cros.»
