Due to Liverpool’s interest in striker Victor Osimhen, Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis has declined to rule out Osimhen’s departure in the near future. During the 2022/23 season, the attacker had his highest goal total of his career and led the Serie A club to their first Italian championship in thirty-three years.
In his third full season since joining from Lille in the summer of 2020, Osimhen finished as the division’s top scorer with 26 goals and four assists in 32 league appearances. Since making his international debut for Nigeria in May 2017, the former Wolfsburg player has caused a stir on the internet 20 times in as many games. He is also a reliable scorer for his nation. Osimhen’s contract at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona is set to expire at the end of the 2024/25 season. Napoli president De Laurentiis has offered additional details regarding the forward’s contract negotiations. It is known that Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool are interested in signing the Nigerian forward to play at Anfield, and it is thought that the Premier League team has increased their investigation into the player in recent weeks.
Over the past week, Osimhen played for Nigeria against Saudi Arabia in a friendly; the striker was forced off the field after 59 minutes due to a hamstring injury. According to reports, Klopp sent one of his senior scouts to watch Osimhen play. The West Londoners are reportedly in the lead to sign the attacker in 2024, though teams like Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain are expected to compete for his services.
Following the resignation of title-winning coach Luciano Spalletti and the subsequent arrival of Rudi Garcia, Napoli have struggled to carry any momentum into the new campaign, with the Partenopei currently in fifth place, seven points behind leaders AC Milan. After sustaining an injury on international duty, it is unlikely that Osimhen will play a part when his side travel to face Hellas Verona in Serie A on Saturday afternoon.
