Osimhen wants a Juventus move as Mourinho urges Abraham to reunite with him at Fenerbahce
Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen gave the all-clear to join Juventus, but Napoli will find it far more difficult to convince.
The striker is coming to the end of his season-long loan experience with Galatasaray, which has allowed him to maintain some of that transfer value after nobody came close to the €110m asking price last summer.
The 26-year-old has a release clause in his contract worth €80m, although that will drop down to €75m over the next few months.
A Premier League or Saudi Pro League transfer was expected, especially if anyone is to match his €12m per season wage demands, but Manchester United, Arsenal, and Chelsea are all evaluating other targets.
Tuttosport claimed on X that there is a ‘total agreement’ between Osimhen and Juventus director Cristiano Giuntoli.
The pair know each other well, as Giuntoli was in charge of the Napoli transfer strategy when first signing the Nigerian from Lille in 2020.
However, Juventus are bitter rivals of Napoli, so President Aurelio De Laurentiis would demand more than the release clause to accept this move.
It is because Juve snatched Gonzalo Higuain years ago that Napoli started introducing details to their contracts, raising the release clause for clubs within Italy.
This report comes just hours after Giuntoli dropped the biggest hint yet that Dusan Vlahovic will be sold this summer.
“We have a very good rapport with the player and his agent. We will sit down at the end of the season to discuss and evaluate whether to continue together or to take separate paths.”
Elsewhere, Tammy Abraham’s future remains up in the air after his Milan loan, with reports that Jose Mourinho wants a reunion with his ex-Roma striker at Fenerbahce.
The English striker moved to San Siro last summer on a dry loan, with Alexis Saelemaekers going the other way, meaning there is no agreed option to buy.
There have been some suggestions that the Rossoneri want to make it a permanent transfer, but with the emergence of Luka Jovic, it seems more likely they will return him to Roma.
According to Takvim in Turkey, Abraham’s next destination could be Fenerbahce, as former Roma coach Mourinho believes he would flourish at Fenerbahce.
The asking price for a sale would be in the region of €15m, although that also depends on whether Milan want to secure the centre-forward.
The 27-year-old has found the net 10 times with seven assists in 44 competitive games so far this season.
Abraham worked with Mourinho for two years at Roma, amassing 36 goals and 13 assists in 107 games with the coach, where they won the Conference League.
