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Bayern Munich ready to offer over €100m for Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen
Nigeria and Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen is on the radar of a few of Europe’s largest golf equipment with Bayern Munich reportedly able to spend over €100 million for his providers.
Edo state born Osimhen has caught the eye of Actual Madrid along with his type this season as he leads the road for Napoli.
He scored simply 10 objectives in his debut season with Napoli, resulting from a spate of accidents and a bout of Covid-19 after Napoli spent a membership document €81.3 million to lure the Nigerian from Lille to Naples.
Now in his second yr, the 22-year-old has now scored 9 occasions in simply 11 appearances for Napoli, along with his newest arriving in final Thursday’s 3-0 demolition of Legia Warsaw within the Europa League.
Now, Spanish newspaper, AS, say Osimhen has been within the minds of Actual Madrid and Bayern Munich, with the German membership able to dole out over €100m to land the Nigerian worldwide on the finish of the season, probably as a alternative for the ageing Robert Lewandowski, who can also be on the radar of Actual Madrid.
AS additionally reported that though Osimhen isn’t Actual Madrid’s prime switch goal, he may find yourself on the highest of the checklist if the Spanish aspect fails to land its top-three targets, Kylian Mbappé, Erling Håland and Lewandowski.
The newspaper reported that 33-year-old Lewandowski, whose contract expires in 2023, may request a switch from Bayern Munich subsequent summer season as he seeks a brand new problem away from the Bundesliga, the place he has dominated for 12 seasons first in for Borussia Dortmund and now for Bayern.
With Bayern not more likely to see Lewandowski run down his contract, they may promote him and signal Osimhen as a alternative for Lewandowski.
Bayern are prepared to supply Napoli over €100m to land the Nigerian who had beforehand performed within the Bundesliga for Wolfsburg, in keeping with the report.
Scouts from Bayern and Actual Madrid had been at Rome’s Stadio Olimpico on Sunday the place Osimhen and Napoli had been prevented from setting a document for the very best begin to a Serie A season as Roma held them to a goalless draw, thus stopping the Blues from wining a ninth straight opening league recreation.
It was the primary time the Naples-based membership had failed to attain within the league this season after a 100 per cent successful document of their earlier eight matches.
After the sport, AS Roma supervisor Jose Mourinho, credited his gamers for stopping the in-form Osimhen.
“The sport had quite a lot of transitions in it – they tried to play actually instantly by means of Osimhen after which carry others into mess around him,” Mourinho advised Roma’s official portal.
“[On Sunday] I preferred the organisation, and the best way we managed, in a sure sense, as a result of controlling him is much from straightforward – Osimhen’s makes an attempt to get into house.”
