Saudi club Al Hilal has raised its offer to sign Nigerian star Victor Osimhen, Napoli’s Italian striker, during the current summer transfer window.
Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia made two offers to sign Napoli striker Victor Osimhen, the first amounted to 120 million euros and the second worth 140 million euros.
According to the newspaper “Corriere dello Sport”, the officials of the Saudi Al Hilal raised the offer to include Osimhen striker Napoli, to 170 million euros to resolve the deal during the summer.
The newspaper added that the Saudi Crescent is seeking to entice Nigerian Victor Osimhen to obtain an annual salary of up to 50 million euros in order to facilitate the task of his transfer to the Asian leader.
The Italian newspaper continued, that the management of Napoli is not considering the sale of Victor Osimhen, especially after the meeting that brought together his agent Calinda and Aurelio De Laurentiis club president to discuss the renewal of his contract.
Osimhen is looking to continue with Napoli, but his future could change within the next few days, due to the big offers he receives from Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal.
De Laurentiis rejects Saudi Arabia’s offers to sign Napoli striker
The newspaper ended, that De Laurentiis president of Napoli seeks to address the offers of the Saudi Crescent continuous Nigerian star in order to keep him in the future.
Nigerian international Victor Osimhen, 24, is under contract with Napoli that expires in June 2025.
Osimhen miss Napoli in the start of the Italian league
Nigerian star Victor Osimhen, Napoli striker, was injured during his team’s training on Tuesday, which raised a state of concern for the southern team days before the start of the new season.
According to the Italian network “Toto Mercato”, Osimhen suffered a strong injury during his participation in training, on Tuesday at the ankle level.
Napoli’s official website reported: “Napoli striker Victor Osimhen was forced to withdraw from training today after suffering a sprained right ankle.
Reports suggest that the reason for his injury is the new Napoli defender, De Sousa, and therefore the Nigerian may miss the first round of the Serie A competition.
Napoli, the reigning Serie A champions, are preparing to open the new season 2023-2024 against Frosinone, on Saturday, August 19, at the beginning of the campaign to defend their title.
The draw for Serie A, Napoli, the defending champions, fell away to Frosinone, newly promoted to Calcio, in a confrontation scheduled for August 20.
