Victor Osimhen Doesn’t Want To Leave Napoli

Nigerian football star, Victor Osimhen has made it clear that he does not plan to leave Napoli in the January transfer window amidst interests from Manchester United and Chelsea.

Recall that Victor Osimhen joined Italian Serie A club, Napoli on September 1, 2020, from Lille for a transfer fee worth €75 million. His current contract with the club will expire on June 30, 2025.

Since he joined Napoli two years ago, the 23-year-old Nigerian international has scored 38 goals and provided 12 assists in 76 games in all competitions.

Due to his consistent form, Osimhen has attracted the attention of a series of elite football clubs across Europe especially Chelsea and Manchester United.

United in particular sees Osimhen as a potential long-term replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo whose contract was terminated mutually in November.

Unfortunately for United, Osimhen intends to stay at Napoli until the end of the season with the hope of winning a major title with the Italian club.

“It’s one of the best clubs in Europe and I want to win here. The future is this moment, try to win something relevant in Italy”, Osimhen told an Italian publication, Il Matino.

“It’s hard to think about something better than Napoli, one of the best clubs in Italy, right now. I am only focused on this season because we haven’t done anything yet. We must win something and then we’ll see what happens.”

Napoli are currently topping the Italian Serie A table with 41 points in 15 games, 9 points above second-placed AC Milan.

The table leaders will resume their league campaign away at Inter Milan on January 4, 2023.