Izuchukwu OkosiSuper Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, has put pen to paper on an improved contract with Serie A champions SS Napoli until the summer of 2026.
The Nigerian marksman who few weeks ago had a running battle with the club over a tacky social media post after he lost a penalty in a league game and reported to be mulling a move away from Naples has a clause inserted in his contract said to be in the region of $130-$140 million.
However, despite interests in his signature from a number of teams across Europe, the Nigeria international who last summer turned down a lucrative move to the Saudi Pro League will not depart from the Diego Maradona stadium in January but could yet leave next summer if any of his suitors meet the release clause.
Napoli’s social media handles reported the contract situation with the caption: “together until 2026” and a picture of Osimhen and club president Aurelio De Laurentiis.
African Footballer of The Year award winner for 2023, Osimhen, scored 31 goals in all competitions last season (26 in the Serie A) to help his club secure the Scudetto for the first time in 33 years.
Arsenal, Real Madrid and Chlesea as well as a number of clubs in the Saudi Arabian league notably Al Hilal are keen to snap up the former Werder Bremen and Lille star.
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.
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