Osimhen’ agent working on EPL switch despite new Napoli deal

Osimhen’ agent working on EPL switch despite new Napoli deal

The agent of Napoli striker Victor Osimhen is already said to be working on a Premier League switch for the striker despite the player having signed a new deal recently.

Osimhen’s new deal has a release clause worth €130 million and it proved to be a crucial point of discussion in the talks for the contract. Il Mattino (via CalcioNapoli24) though, have stated that the new contract doesn’t mean that Osimhen will stay at the Partenopei in the longer term.

They report that the feeling currently is that Osimhen’s agent Roberto Calenda is already looking at the Premier League as the player’s next destination and he is already working to do that. Chelsea are currently in pole position to sign the 24-year-old and Calenda’s intention is to make sure that the player plays in the Premier League next season. Arsenal have already been linked with the ex-Lille man in recent weeks.

The price of the release clause is something that is considered a fair one for both parties and while Aurelio de Laurentiis did reject a huge offer from Saudi Arabia in the summer, he will be content if the €130 million clause is paid by any club.

Calenda says that he and his client are delighted to be staying with Napoli following the official announcement of the striker’s contract extension.

Calenda gave an in-depth interview in Il Corriere dello Sport, in which he described Osimhen’s extension as an ‘historic’ deal for Italian football.

Calenda added that the extension required lots of hard work. He continued: “It is recognition for what Osimhen has done and continues to do on the pitch. He’s an extraordinary player.

“This year as well, despite his injury, he is scoring. Sometimes it’s easy to forget that he dragged Napoli to a first league title in 33 years. Along with his teammates, he built something incredible.

Calenda was asked about the release clause in his client’s contract, but he refused to provide any further details, asserting that the terms of the contract are confidential.

“Victor is doing very well in Napoli and wants to take the team as high as possible. He has always said it and backed it up on the pitch. We just closed an historic deal in the history of Italian football. Let’s enjoy it.

“I’ve heard that I didn’t want him to renew and that I’d rather take him elsewhere. It’s the usual blame game. It wasn’t true. I represent Victor and I want what’s best for him. We’ve both wanted a renewal since the summer.

“Last summer, plenty of offers arrived, some monstrous ones, but De Laurentiis wanted to keep Victor and we made ourselves available. If we wanted to leave, we would have said so.

“Instead, we worked, a lot, to get the renewal done. Next summer it will be the same, we will speak to De Laurentiis and see what to do.”