Osimhen wants to leave Napoli and these English giants could pay $140 million

Last year Victor Osimhen led Napoli to the Serie A title after 33 years. The southern Italian team had not been league champions since the 1989/90 season, when legend Diego Armando Maradona was the team's skipper and star. That made the team's achievement all the more meritorious, as they are not a club accustomed to achieving that kind of success.

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The 31 goals in 39 games that the Nigerian striker scored between all competitions in the 2022/23 season made him one of the most coveted players in the world. That is why many top clubs in Europe started to pay attention to him and during last summer's transfer window he was linked with giants like Real Madrid, Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain.

However he stayed at Napoli and even signed a new contract until June 30, 2026. But there is one detail that did not go unnoticed: he included an exit clause of $140 million, so any club interested in signing him can take him by paying that amount to the Italian side. Although it is a lot of money, there are several teams in Europe that can pay it.

One of them is Chelsea. Coach Mauricio Pochettino wants a striker who can compete with Nicolas Jackson and Christopher Nkunku, which is why he has targeted not only Osimhen but also Karim Benzema. But they are not the only ones interested in the Nigerian player. According to journalist Fabrizio Romano, Saudi Arabian clubs could be a competition for The Blues, as well as other English giants: Arsenal. The Gunners are also on the lookout for such a player and were rumored to be interested in Brentford's Ivan Toney.

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He wants a change

Fabrizio Romano not only reported on the clubs that are keen on signing Victor Osimhen, but also on what the player wants to do. The Italian journalist, writing for CaughtOffside, claimed that Osimhen made the decision to leave Napoli after the end of this season, considering that his time there has been a "great success".