Friday’s gossip is just not cricket
Having hogged countless column inches with increasingly frantic speculation over a summer move to a famous European club – which in fairness was not his fault, and entirely ours – Victor Osimhen looks poised to do the old switcheroo and sign a contract extension with the Italian champions, Napoli, instead.
Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United and Chelsea were among the raft of clubs linked with the Nigeria international, whose goals helped fire the Partenopei to their third Scudetto last season. Sky Italia report Napoli want a €200m (£171m) release clause included in the terms of the new deal, while Osimhen and his people are aiming for a more modest €150m.
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