Julius Okorie
With minutes just ticking to the close of transfer window in Europe, Napoli and Saudi League side, Al Ahli, have reached agreement to have Osimhen join the oil reach nation for €80 Million.
Chelsea are under pressure to break the bank and reach agreement with Napoli before the door closes on transfer, but the Saudi side have an advantage with their own transfer window active till 6th October.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelRenowned football transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano, in a publication via his page announced that the Al-Ahli /Osimhen deal is a done deal.
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Romano wrote on X: “BREAKING: Napoli reach total agreement with Al Ahli for Victor Osimhen!
“Club to club deal done for €75/80m total package, Al Ahli have already booked a medical.
“Four year contract worth €25/30m per season net to Osimhen + RELEASE clause.
“Final green light up to Victor.”
It is left to be seen whether Chelsea can make last minute table turning move before the end of August, tomorrow.
Should Osimhen finally settle for Al Ahli deal, he will be pocketing a weekly salary of about £646,154, free from taxes.
Primebusiness.africa earlier reported that Napoli’s signing of Belgian, Romelu Lukaku, who is a fast pace striker like Osimhen is extra pressure on the Nigeria international and also an indication that the Serie A side are preparing for his eventual exit.
Al-Ahli Plans To Shoot Higher In the New Season With Osimhen
Al-Ahli finished third on the Saudi Pro league last season with 65 points in 34 matches behind winners Al-Hilal and second placed Al-Nassr. The thinking is that the coming of Osimhen will further fire the club to the top.
The Saudi league now boasts of top players who have invaded the league in the last two to three seasons including Cristiano Ronaldo, Kareem Benzema, Sadio Mane just to mention a few.
Julius Okorie is Chief Sports and Entertainment Correspondent for Prime Business Africa. He began his journalism career with the Champion Newspaper and Sporting Champion and later moved on to Daily Independent and the Nation Newspapers. Okorie joined Prime Business Africa in 2024 bringing on board 20 years of experience in writing investigative news on Sports and Entertainment. His well researched and highly informative articles on Sports Business and general entertainment are followed by a wide range of audience.
