Victor Oshimhen has agreed to leave Napoli on a mutual agreement. It is being said that Arsenal want to sign him.
What really happened?
Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has appointed Antonio Conte as the new manager for the Azzurri. Players like Kvaratskhelia, Oshimhen, Anguissa are in doubt for the first eleven. The Italian manager is thinking about rebuilding the current Napoli squad.
New Napoli boss Antonio Conte said, ‘As far as Osimhen is concerned, just as I knew very well about the situation of Kvara, Di Lorenzo, Anguissa, Lobotka, on which I have placed an absolute veto. Having said that, I know what the situation is regarding Osimhen. I know that there are agreements, that it is a situation different from all the others. I can only assist. He is a player of the highest level, exceptional, but I cannot enter into any discussion because it is part of previous agreements which have been clearly stated to me.‘
Oshimhen transfer rumors
We need no description about the talent Victor Oshimhen posses. At this moment every top tier club want to sign the world-class Nigerian striker. Clubs like Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United are interested in the player. When he signed a new contract with Napoli, they put a release clause of €120m in his contract. Now the club has agreed to part ways with Victor Oshimhen. This news has alerted everyone. According to various sources, it is being said that the Nigerian striker has a dream to play at Stamford Bridge. He wants to experience the Premier League football.
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In the mean time Arsenal is busy in the transfer market. They are now finalizing the signing of Espanyol goalkeeper Jaon Garcia. According to football.london they will soon announce the news. After the completion of this deal they will focus on the Nigerian forward. At this moment it is extremely difficult to pull of this signing because every club want him.
Possibility of the transfer
It will be no surprise if Napoli claim a hefty amount of transfer fee for Oshimhen. Previously Arsenal have made these types of statement signings with extremely high transfer fees. So, they have the ability to bring in these world class players who comes at a high cost.
On the other hand clubs like Chelsea are not afraid to invest astronomical amount of money for a in demand striker. And they need a proper number nine who can score 30 plus goals in a single season. So there are less chances that Arsenal will sign the striker.
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