Transfer: Victor Osimhen tops Paris Saint-Germain’s list for potential Kylian Mbappé’s replacement

Victor Osimhen’s only goal of the AFCON 2023 tournament came in the Super Eagles’ opening game against Equatorial Guinea at the Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara.

Super Eagles and Napoli striker Victor James Osimhen is a priority target for Paris Saint-Germain after French striker Kylian Mbappé announced he is leaving the clubSoccernet.ng reported.

Osimhen, 25, played in all seven of Nigeria’s matches in Ivory Coast as the Nigeria football team won a silver medal in the 2023 AFCON tournament.

French superstar Kylian Mbappé will leave Parc des Princes at the end of the season after seven years at the club, with Real Madrid thought to be his next destination. I am.

According to

La Gazzetta dello Sport, Napoli’s Victor Osimhen is first on the list of candidates to replace the 2018 FIFA World Cup winner.

Osimhen’s contract termination fee of 130 million euros has to be paid in one lump sum, but this does not prevent the 11-time French champions from being an economic powerhouse.

The 24-year-old is the highest-paid player in Napoli’s history, with a net income of 10 million euros a season, but PSG’s financial strength will make that figure much smaller.

Napoli president Aurélien De Laurentiis says the CAF Player of the Year is most likely to leave in the summer, with Real Madrid, PSG and other premiership clubs the likely destinations for the 185-metre striker He openly admitted that he was being watched.

However, Osimhen’s ambition to play in the English Premier League poses a major threat to PSG. A challenge to the English top flight has always been his dream destination and legendary players such as Emmanuel Adebayor, Gallas, Didier Drogba and Mikel Obi have given him that. A change has been proposed.

Arsenal, led by Mikel Arteta, and Chelsea, led by Mauricio Pochettino, are two teams linked with a move for Osimhen to England.

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