Naples is going through a complicated season. After winning the Scudetto last year, the Partenopei lost Luciano Spalletti this summer. A more complicated departure than expected to overcome: while Rudi Garcia did not last long on the bench of the Campania club, Walter Mazzarri has had little more success since his arrival. The former Inter Milan tactician has failed to turn the club around sportingly and Napoli are still in a worrying ninth place in the standings. Individually, several players no longer shine like last year.
Amazing last year, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia does not have the same consistency this season. And inevitably, this is felt in the offensive animation of the residents of the Diego Armando Maradona stadium. In the attacking department, Victor Osimhen still manages to do well. Author of 8 goals and 2 assists in 18 matches this season, the Nigerian international (30 caps, 21 goals) is having a more than decent season while he remained this summer with the reigning transalpine champion despite several requests from major European clubs.
PSG, Real Madrid and English clubs were very keen to recruit Victor Osimhen
A few days ago, the Nigerian striker had put all Neapolitan supporters on alert by affirming that he had a clear plan for the rest of his career. And even if he extended his contract a few weeks ago, the future of the former LOSC player is still more unclear with Naples. A new contract until 2026 with a release clause which would be of the order of 120 million euros minimum, according to the Italian press.
Obviously, this lease extension looked more like a guarantee of added value for a future transfer rather than a desire to protect Osimhen for several years. This Friday, Aurelio de Laurentiis, president of Naples, confirmed this trend while ensuring that the 25-year-old could have joined PSG last summer: “his farewells? We already knew this summer, our negotiation was amicable otherwise it would not have lasted so long. We knew he would have gone to Real Madrid, PSG or England.» It remains to be seen whether Parisian interest will still be evident this summer.
