Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea are all holding talks with Victor Osimhen’s representatives next week, according to reports.
The Napoli striker was in brilliant form over the last season with Osimhen scoring 31 goals in 39 appearances for the Serie A champions.
Osimhen was a key reason that Napoli won their first Scudetto in 33 years but there are now rumours he could leave the club this summer with lots of interest from the Premier League.
Liverpool, Man United and Chelsea have all been mooted as potential destinations for the Nigeria international this summer and Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has set an asking price of €150m (£129m) for the striker.
Despite that, a number of clubs remain interested with journalist Sacha Tavolieri claiming on Twitter that Liverpool, Man Utd and Chelsea all have ‘meetings planned with the entourage of the top scorer of #SerieA’.
He adds that ‘next week should define the intentions of his three clubs’ and that ‘the priority of #Osimhen is #PremierLeague’.
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There are rumours that Napoli sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli could be joining Juventus with continuing uncertainty about his future at the club.
And transfer expert Fabrizio Romano recently claimed that Guintoli’s future will be “very important” in deciding whether Osimhen can move to the Premier League and for what price.
“For Victor Osimhen it’s important to know that to understand the final price tag, what’s going to be crucial is to understand more about the Napoli manager,” Romano told The United Stand.
“Because before they decide if they’re going to let him go or what price tag he will have, you have to pick the new manager and understand what’s going to happen with the director of football.
“The director of football is crucial to decide on these kinds of deals and Napoli still hasn’t clarified whether they will continue with their current or hire someone else.
“I think this is going to be very important in the final price tag. I see the rumours of 100m euros, but I’m told that’s absolutely not enough. Napoli will only sell the player if they can get a Serie A record.”
Journalist Graeme Bailey has heard that Osimhen will probably end up at Chelsea this summer, he told the Chasing Green Arrows Podcast: “Osimhen, from what we hear is that it’s going to be hard for him to not go to Chelsea at this point.
“With Newcastle they are asking the question about a lot of these players, that underlines that they don’t have a £75m budget.”
