Mbappé has said no to Al-Hilal’s huge offer and the Saudis could turn to Victor Osimhen: the Nigerian is now in the Riyadh club’s sights.
The Saudi team, who have already snapped up Milinkovic-Savic from Lazio and Koulibaly from Chelsea, could now make an offer to Napoli to buy last season’s top scorer.
According to transalpine daily L’Equipe, part of the many millions earmarked for the purchase of Kylian Mbappé by Al-Hilal could arrive at Napoli in the form of an offer to take Victor Osimhen. Should the Saudis offer the 180 million demanded by Napoli president De Laurentiis to give the green light to the transfer, the Nigerian could even consider a move to Saudi Arabia.
L’Equipe journalist Loïc Tanzi spoke to the microphones of calciomercato.it, broadcast on the Twitch TVPLAY channel, about Al-Hilal’s interest in Osimhen. “Yes, there is a concrete possibility Al-Hilal will make an offer to buy Osimhen from Napoli, this is because Mbappé has rejected the Arabs’ offer and Al-Hilal’s plan B is precisely Osimhen,” the journalist said.
‘Of course, I don’t know if they have already had contact with the player’s agent and Napoli. But they will want to try to get the footballer, that is very likely. I also don’t know what the striker’s reaction might be. He might refuse out of hand, just like Mbappé. But around Osimhen there could be a lot of people interested so that the millionaire transfer can take place. “
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Victor Osimhen is in Paris these days, for a short holiday. And Napoli fans fear that a deal between Saudi emissaries and the Nigerian striker could be hatched in the French capital.
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“Yes, I think it is possible there has already been a meeting between the footballer and Arab representatives in Paris. Why not?” the journalist explained. “There are many people around Victor Osimhen who are pushing for new business and who can bring Napoli and the footballer very generous offers. The interest of the Saudis can change everything.”
“On PSG’s list of possible new strikers is also Vlahovic. He is not the favourite, first there is Harry Kane, who is very much followed by Bayern Munich. Bayern Munich could also go for Vlahovic, I would even consider the Serbian closer to Bayern than PSG. Maybe things change in the coming days, but at the moment I think that’s the case. On PSG’s list of favourites are Harry Kane, Atalanta’s Hojlund and eventually Vlahovic,’ concluded the interviewee.
