“Arabia would be the only solution” – Former Napoli striker warns Osimhen against leaving Italy
Former Napoli and Italy striker, Cristian Bucchi, has warned Victor Osimhen against leaving the 2023 Serie A Champions, Soccernet.ng reports.
Osimhen is expected to leave the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in the coming weeks, with his sights set on a move to the English Premier League.
Arsenal and Chelsea are the likeliest destinations for the former VFL Wolfsburg striker, but Paris Saint-Germain are also interested, while Saudi Arabian side, Al-Ahli, are willing to offer whatever it takes to have the Nigerian on their books.
The 2023 CAF Player of the Year has a release clause of around €130m in his contract, a fee no club in Europe is willing to splash. Former Napoli striker, Christin Bucchi, believes it’ll be in the forward’s best interest to stay with Antonio Conte’s new side.
“We’ll see. Osimhen? I’m not convinced that at those prices he can move to any club in Europe. I don’t think Paris Saint-Germain and the Premier League sides will make the certain offer. Arabia would be the only solution, but the player will have to understand. I hope that either he stays at Napoli, where he could grow with Conte, or that some European club can make an important offer. I would tell him to stay at Napoli. Conte and the club want to keep them. So I know the situation will be resolved. The guarantee is Conte. He knows that these players will be functional to his idea of his game. He has already demonstrated it many times, even in the national team,” the 47-year-old said on Radio Punto Zero in quotes revealed by Calcio Napoli.
Should Osimhen leave, it is believed that Antonio Conte’s preference is Chelsea’s Romelu Lukaku who spent the past season with AS Roma.
