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Reports state that PREMIER LEAGUE teams have a significant advantage in their pursuit of Napoli player Victor Osimhen.
Arsenal, Chelsea, and Liverpool are keeping an eye on the striker.
Osimhen’s Napoli contract expires in2025, and negotiations for an extension are rumored to have stopped.
According to Calcio Mercato, he and club president Aurelio De Laurentiis are growing distant.
Concerning the player’s pay and a release clause, the two cannot agree.
Osimhen demands a pay increase from £3.9 million to £7.8 million annually.
The striker would like a lesser release clause, but De Laurentiis is demanding a £174 million one.
Osimhen’s connection with Napoli deteriorated as a result of their social media mockery of him.
Despite this, he is still producing on the field, having scored six goals in ten games so far this season.
The 24-year-old helped propel Napoli to the Serie A championship last season by scoring 26 goals in 39 games across all competitions.
Since leaving to take charge of the Italian national team, manager Luciano Spalletti has reportedly alienated certain members of the team. Rudi Garcia has taken over as manager.
Liverpool has already taken the initial step toward signing Osimhen, as SunSport exclusively disclosed, after sending scouts to watch him earlier this month.
The Nigerian international is being watched by a number of the biggest teams in Europe.