Football

Victor Osimhen joins Napoli

Italian club, SSC Napoli have signed Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen for £45 million( €50 million) from French side, Lille OSC.
He now becomes the club’s record signing and will wear the number previously worn by veteran Spanish attacker, Fernando Llorente.

The 21-year-old Osimhen spent just a single season in France but showed enough talent to seal a big move to Serie A, with Napoli understood to have given him a five-year contract.

Osimhen moved to Europe in 2017 when he signed for Wolfsburg, but he was allowed to join Belgian club Charleroi on loan and they triggered a purchase option on him just last year after he scored 20 times in 2018-19.

Charleroi quickly made a significant profit on their €3.5 million outlay as Lille came calling, bringing him to France in a deal said to be worth up to €15 million.

During his first season in Ligue 1, Osimhen scored 13 goals – a figure bettered by only Wissam Ben Yedder, Kylian Mbappe and Moussa Dembele – and set up four more in 27 league appearances.

The deal could eventually reach €54 million, according to claims in Italy, making him Napoli’s record signing. Their previous record holder in that regard, Hirving Lozano, has been linked with a move away from Stadio San Paolo after an underwhelming first season in Serie A after a hefty €42 million purchase from PSV.

Sammy Wejinya

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