While Osimhen extended his contract at Napoli on Saturday, his agent explained that there was never any question of a departure.
Far from the fantastic season achieved by in 2022-2023, Victor Osimhen And Naples are more difficult this season. 7th in Serie A, 17 points behind the leader, the Azzurri are already behind in the title race and will have to fight to secure a place in the Champions League next season. Individually, the Nigerian international has scored 8 goals in 18 matches in all competitions and has experienced some difficult episodes with his club. Between a falling out with his former coach Rudi Garcia and mockery of the club on Tik Tok, the former Lille player has repeatedly expressed his anger towards his leaders.
A release clause in his contract
Despite this, the player who will celebrate his 25th birthday this Friday has chosen to extend his contract until 2026, he who had been the target of several English clubs or even PSG last summer. This was confirmed by his agent Roberto Calenda, without agreeing to reveal the amount of the release clause included in the Neapolitan striker’s new lease. » last summer, a lot of offers arrived, even monstrous, but De Laurentiis wanted to keep Victor and we put ourselves at his disposal. If there had been a desire to leave, we would have said so”he explained to Corriere dello Sport.
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And if the offers in question were enough to make Osimhen and his loved ones think, he would always have had the desire to stay in Campania during the summer transfer window. “I heard that I would have preferred not to renew and transfer it straight away. It was not true. I represent Victor and I aim for the best for him, with him: we have both been aiming for an extension since the summer”, added his agent. Osimhen should therefore stay in Naples for the moment, but this release clause could well facilitate a possible departure.
