Victor Osimhen
Ex-Super Eagles players have urged Victor Osimhen to leave leaving Napoli this summer, after helping the Partenopei clinch their first Serie A title in 33 years,
Osimhen has enjoyed an outstanding campaign with Napoli scoring 27 times for the Italian side – form that has seen him linked with a summer exit with Manchester United, Chelsea, Paris Saint Germain and Bayern Munich leading the race to sign the Nigerian.
Former Eagles captain, Austin Okocha who played for Bolton and Hull City in the Premier League says playing in England should be part of Osimhen’s dream.
Earlier this season, the 24-year-old had confirmed that playing in the Premier League is his “dream”.
“It’s a league that improves players, you just have to find the right club that suits your game,” Okocha told the BBC.
“Teams like Manchester City, but they’ve got (Erling) Haaland now. I think Manchester United as well might be ideal for him now because they’ve been struggling without a quality striker in recent years, Arsenal as well.
“The statistics don’t lie. For me, Osimhen is in the same bracket with (Kylian) Mbappe, Haaland and Harry Kane. For me, he is a bit underrated,” he said, (The PUNCH)
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