Arsenal ‘are the No 1 contenders to sign Napoli’s Victor Osimhen this summer’ but the Serie A side ‘want £84m’ for the in-form Nigerian… with Premier League rivals Man United and Newcastle ‘also chasing the striker’
Arsenal are leading the chase to sign Napoli striker Victor Osimhen, reports say The Nigerian forward has netted 17 goals for the Naples outfit this season Napoli are reportedly looking for around £84million to part with his servicesThe Gunners need new firepower with Alexandre Lacazette set to leave Manchester United and Newcastle are also said to be monitoring the situation
Arsenal are leading the race to sign Napoli striker Victor Osimhen this summer, according to reports in Italy – but it could set the Gunners back £84million.
Osimhen has netted 17 goals for the Naples outfit this season and has his admirers in the Premier League after some strong displays for both Lille and in Serie A over the last few years.
Arsenal will be in need of new firepower next season as they chase Champions League football, with both Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah – the club’s only recognised strikers – on course to leave on free transfers at the end of the campaign if they cannot agree new deals.
Arsenal are the leading candidates to sign Napoli’s Victor Osimhen, according to reports
The Gunners are already making moves to revamp their frontline ahead of next season and are now ahead of the pack in the race to sign Osimhen, according to Gazetta dello Sport.
Arsenal have been looking at Osimhen ‘for many months’, they claim, after letting Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang go to Barcelona for free and being left with just two senior forwards.
The north London outfit had been assessing talent from Serie A in January – keen on a move for Fiorentina’s Serbian striker…