Victor Osimhen has distanced himself from speculation linking
him with a January move to the Premier League, though admits he would
‘definitely’ be open to the idea in the future.
The 25-year-old – currently on international duty with
Nigeria at the Africa Cup of Nations – has established himself as one of the
most lethal after strikers in European football, netting 31 times for Napoli
last season.
His extraordinary exploits in front of goal helped steer
Napoli to the Serie A title for the first time in 33 years last term and have
made him a target for the likes of Arsenal and Chelsea this month
Mikel Arteta is keen to bring in a top-class forward to the
Emirates to ease the load on Gabriel Jesus and Eddie Nketiah, while Mauricio
Pochettino has been left frustrated with a lack of ruthlessness from Nicolas
Jackson and believes Osimhen could be the man to turn Chelsea’s fortunes
around.
It’s understood Brentford and England star Ivan Toney is also
firmly on the radar of both London clubs as they scour the market for attacking
reinforcements to boost their prospects for the second half of the campaign.
However, it appears Arsenal and Chelsea may be forced to give
up their pursuit of Osimhen and look elsewhere, with the Nigeria international
telling Sky Sports that he is ‘happy’ in Naples for the time being.
‘I am happy with the president. I have a good relationship
with him, I cannot lie, I have a seriously good relationship with him,’ Osimhen
said.
He has been with me since I signed for the club in 2020.
‘I have a good relationship with his family also. For me, it
is always important to make sure there is nothing wrong, regardless of what has
happened, with the relationship with him and his family.
‘He has been the kind of president that has been supportive
of me outside the pitch and of course I give my all trying to win the Scudetto
for them.
‘It’s always important to have this sort of relationship, to
be happy with the individual and the owner of the club.’
While Osimhen is enjoying life in Italy, he refused to rule
out the possibility of completing a switch to England should the opportunity
present itself down the line.
Of course one day, definitely,’ Osimhen added.
‘But for now I have other plans in my career that I am
looking forward to. When the time comes, everyone will know.’
Osimhen has managed seven goals in 13 league games this
season, with Napoli sitting down in eighth place in their defence of the
Scudetto.
The ex-Lille star got himself on the scoresheet in Nigeria’s
opening AFCON encounter at the weekend, finding his side’s equaliser in the
side’s 1-1 draw withGroup A rivals Equatorial Guinea
Source: Metro
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