Izuchukwu OkosiSuper Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has been linked with a possible move to French Ligue 1 leaders PSG as a possible replacement for France superstar Kylian Mbappe who has unequivocally told the club’s heirachy that he intends to depart in the summer.
Osimhen was topscorer with 29 goals in the Serie A last season which has made him a wanted marksman among the biggest clubs around the world.
Premier League clubs, Chelsea and Arsenal are also said to be interested in the Nigerian who scored a goal at the recently concluded 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire where Nigeria were losing finalists to the hosts.
Prior to the start of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, Osimhen indicated that he has already known where he intends to play next season.
The Nigerian signed a new contract at SS Napoli but the club president, Aurelio de Laurentiis admitted that clubs are likely to bid for the club’s prized jewel with a buyout clause of $130m inserted into his new deal.
Mbappe spoke to the French Billionaires on Thursday about his plans to leave on a free transfer and is set to lose the bonus payment pledged to him if he further extended his contract which is set to expire in the summer of 2025.
The summer transfer window will officially open on July 1, 2024 albeit some clubs are currently able to seal pre contract agreements with players whose deals are expected to wind down on June 30.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
