Osimhen has just enjoyed his most successful individual campaign, with the striker netting 31 goals across all competitions and helping Napoli secure their first Serie A title in 33 years.
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Hosts Napoli finished a triumphant campaign with 90 points from 38 games, while Sampdoria ended bottom on 19 points.
When the Gunners allowed Balogun to link up with Reims on loan for 2022-23, it was in the hope that their academy graduate would finally earn regular senior football.
Club President Aurelio De Laurentiis said that the 64-year-old, who took over the Partenopei in 2021, has asked to take a sabbatical and would leave the club with a year left on his contract.
The 24-year-old Nigerian international forward has been in excellent form for the Blues during the 2022-23 campaign.
Goals from Dany Mota and Napoli loanee Andrea Petagna handed Luciano Spalletti’s men just their fourth top-flight loss of the season, dampening their ongoing title celebrations.
The 24-year-old’s future is currently the subject of much speculation, with a number of leading clubs in world football said to be keen to sign him in the upcoming market.
Napoli have reportedly put a €160m (£139.7m) valuation on Victor Osimhen ahead of this summer’s transfer window.
As a result, Napoli’s interest in the American winger could help Chelsea strike a deal for the Partenopei’s top scorer
The 24-year-old scored the all-important equaliser away at Udinese on Thursday night which sealed the club’s first Serie A title since the days of Diego Maradona 33 years ago.
“I had the confidence,” said the Napoli hitman, who is also an important part of Nigeria’s Super Eagles.
Some fans who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital Friday celebrated Osimhen and Napoli for the great feat.
Coach Spalletti explained that it is the club’s fans who deserve this joy the most after 33 years of waiting
A second-half goal by Victor Osimhen secured Napoli the title with five games remaining in the season
Felipe Anderson and Toma Basic were on target for the club from the capital who are 15 points adrift of Napoli with five games left.
The league leaders are 18 points ahead with only six games left to play, and they will be crowned champions if second-placed Lazio fail to beat Sassuolo at the Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday, a day before Napoli themselves play away at Udinese.
Harry Kane is said to still be top of United’s wish list, but Muani and Osimhen represent the alternatives should they fail to get a deal done with Tottenham Hotspur for Kane.
The 24-year-old is set to become one of the most sought-after strikers in Europe when the summer transfer window opens.
The result leaves them on the brink of claiming their first Serie A title since 1990 after the hosts had two goals ruled out following VAR reviews.
The Reds representatives were in Naples on Wednesday for the Serie A leaders’ Champions League quarter-final against AC Milan