Napoli Completes Club Record €50m Deal for Nigerian Striker Osimhen from Lille
Napoli has completed the club record signing of Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen from Ligue 1 side, Lille.
Osimhen who bagged 18 goals in 38 appearanced for Lille in the just concluded 2019-20 season joins Napoli for a club record €50 million (£45m/$59m) fee.
Speculations had linked the forward with several top European clubs after his topnotch form in front of goal, including scoring against Premiere league clubs Arsenal and Liverpool but Osimhen has opted for the Serie A side.
Osimhen has scored four goals in 10 appearances for the super Eagles of Nigeria. He first moved to Europe in 2017 with Wolfsburg in German Bundesliga, before joining Charleroi in Belgium on a initial loan deal which was later made permanent.
He was prolific in Belgium as he scored an impressive 36 goals...