Napoli CONFIRM Victor Osimhen will leave in summer transfer as three possible destinations named for striker
NAPOLI president Aurelio De Laurentiis has confirmed Victor Osimhen will leave the club this summer.
The superstar striker is hot property on the transfer market after guiding Napoli to their first Serie A title in over 30 years.
The 25-year-old penned a new deal in Naples last month, but it is said to include a release clause of £112m.
And it looks like Napoli are willing to cash in on the star as De Laurentiis has explained he already knows Osimhen is leaving.
He said: “This [Osimhen’s exit] was already known since this summer, our negotiations [over the new contract] were friendly, otherwise it would not have been so long.”
And the president even hinted at where Osimhen will be heading by the end of the season.
He said: “We knew he would go to Real Madrid, PSG or a top English club.”
Osimhen himself spoke out about his future earlier this week when he told CBS Sports that he already knows what his decision is.
He said: “I have already made my decision on the next step to do at the end of the season.
“I already made up my mind. I already have my plan, I know what I want to do, the next step I want to take.”
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London rivals Arsenal and Chelsea have both been linked with a move for the Nigerian goalscorer.
And De Laurentiis’ comments could suggest they are well and truly in the race for the bagsman.