Al-Hilal have vigorously set sights on Victor Osimhen after getting rejected by Kylian Mbappé. Their chase has yet to break through, but it’s unrelenting. Their latest offer to the player was €40M per year. He’d reunite with Kalidou Koulibaly and join Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
Per La Gazzetta dello Sport, the striker isn’t wobbling just yet. He returned to full practice after dealing with muscle fatigue but twisted his right ankle late in the session. He’ll be assessed in the coming days.
Al-Hilal are trying to sway Osimhen before tabling a tangible offer to Napoli. Convincing Aurelio De Laurentiis will be equally, if not more, challenging. Even though the extension talks reached an impasse, the president doesn’t want to sell his star.
The owner and the Nigerian international’s agent have had six meetings to negotiate a new contract. Though, it’s not imminent. The situation might force the Azzurri to hand him unprecedentedly high wages.
Our Take on Osimhen and Al-Hilal
The Scudetto champions not being linked to a few replacements, as it’s instead being the case for Piotr Zielinski, is a solid indication that they don’t plan to give up, even though the suitors might come close, or even match, the €200M request. They’ll have an easier time resisting as long as the center forward doesn’t provide an opening to transferring to Saudi Arabia.
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