Few could have predicted the impact that Osimhen would have in Ligue 1 when he arrived at Lille from Charleroi for €12 million (£11m/$13m) in August 2019.
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Osimhen, according to impeccable sources, is surprised that Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis could not recognise him as the player being sorted for.
Osimhen and his management team met with coach Rino Gattuso and Napoli directors on Tuesday over a potential move.
TMW claimed Osimhen and his agent are in the city for talks with Napoli over a summer transfer.
It was the first title to be settled in the Italian season, which has just restarted after a three-month hiatus because of the coronavirus crisis
The rivalry, between both clubs, has provided some absolute classic matches down the years and StarTimes viewers will be treated to another feast of thrilling sporting actions.
A section of the media on Thursday claimed Osimhen penned a contract worth €4 million per annum, excluding bonuses, with the Naples, but the striker has distanced himself from the deal.
The Italian club joined AC Milan, Inter Milan and Liverpool in battle for his signature but the player is not keen about the move to Italy according to a competent source.
Calciomercato.com recently reported that Milan is looking at potential replacements for Zlatan Ibrahimovic and while Real Madrid’s Luka Jovic is the priority, Osimhen is also a player the club are watching.
FC Barcelona’s UEFA Champions League last 16 second leg match with Napoli scheduled for March 18 will take place without spectators due to fears over the spread of the coronavirus.
Serie A football matches will be played behind closed doors until at least April 3 due to coronavirus concerns, the Italian Government has confirmed.
Cristiano Ronaldo stretched his scoring streak to nine consecutive league games with a penalty double on Sunday as Juventus bounced back from last weekend’s defeat to Napoli with a 3-0 win over Fiorentina.
Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri will consider it a sign of affection if he is jeered when the Turin side face his former club Napoli on Sunday after his first return to the San Paolo stadium since his acrimonious departure in 2018.
Former Real Madrid and Bayern Munich coach Ancelotti replaces Portuguese Marco Silva, who was sacked after Everton dropped into the relegation zone.
Ancelotti was shown the door just three hours after the final whistle of Napoli’s 4-0 rout of Champions League opponents Genk.
Prior to Tuesday’s game Napoli had gone nine games without a win in all competitions, a run that had seen them drop down to seventh in the Serie A table, 17 points behind table-topping Inter
The holders, who lifted the trophy for a sixth time in Madrid on June 1, were level until the 82nd minute when Dries Mertens fired a penalty past Adrian after Andrew Robertson had fouled Jose Callejon
The Argentine has not made a competitive appearance for his club so far this term after picking up a calf injury shortly before the Blaugrana’s pre-season double-header with Napoli in the United States
The 34-year-old forward’s contract expired at the end of last season in north London and he has moved back to Serie A.
Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly scored an injury-time own goal to hand Juventus a 4-3 Serie A victory in Turin on Saturday after the visitors had fought back from three goals down.