The future of a lot of players in the senior national team of Nigeria is expected to be clear in the coming days with some of them expected to sign new deals at their present team or secure move to a new team, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
One player who was widely expected to be on the move following an agreement with his team that he will be allowed to leave this summer is Victor Osimhen, but sources say no single club has tabled a bid to Napoli for his services.
Although he has a buyout clause of around €150m, Napoli have decided to hasten his departure by twice agreeing to lower the agreed fee for his transfer in order to raise funds for new coach Antonio Conte.
Conte is open to Osimhen leaving as he said last week that a decision and an agreement was reached between both parties last season, and he can’t be an obstacle to what has been agreed before he was appointed.
However the club hasn’t received any offer for his services with reported interest from PSG, Arsenal and Chelsea yet to materialize into a firm bid for the 25 year old.
” I think clubs are wary of so many things about Osimhen. Key among them is his fitness record. He has only had one season where he didn’t miss a chunk of games since joining Napoli three years ago. He is 25 and clubs are aware that he is approaching his best years but that record plus his fee is a release clause is a big problem”, Italian based football agent told OwnGoalNigeria.com.
” One other thing to consider is his explosive temperament which comes across as arrogance most times. From Gennaro Gattusso to Francesco Calzona there have been one clash or another, that too is a concern. Although I will say majorly it’s the fee that Napoli wants for him”, he concluded.
Daniel Martins
