BREAKING NEWS: Liverpool Has Finally Have a Deal in place For ‘Victor Osimhem’

October 22, 2023 admin Liverpool 0

 

Liverpool have agreed contract to sign £87million star – Journalist

Liverpool have been after Victor Osimhen for some time and the latest reports indicate they have agreed terms of a contract to sign the Nigerian international from Napoli.

According to Valter De Maggio, the African striker opted not to extend his contract with the Italian champions and has agreed to join the Reds.

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The Italian journalist told Televomero (via Area Napoli):

“The president refers to a meeting that took place in Castel di Sangro. The parties had reached an agreement for the renewal, but then Calenda and Osimhen they went back on their word.”

“What happened? There was the inclusion of another club, from the Premier League. I’m talking about Liverpool . There would be frequent contacts, but I just learned something else: there would be agreements already reached. Let me clarify: the agreements would be between the Reds and the player, therefore they would not involve Napoli.”

Osimhen won the Paolo Rossi award in the last campaign and netted 31 goals in all competitions for Napoli. Still, he earns a relatively low salary of £75,000 a week.

After a terrific season, the Scudetto winners valued him at around £154million in the summer transfer window but the price has now dropped.

According to a report covered by Calcio Mercato yesterday, club president, Aurelio de Laurentiis, hopes to get a fee of around £87million (100 million euros) from the sale of his prized asset.

The 24-year-old has netted 20 goals in 27 appearances for Nigeria and is one of the best goal-scorers in the game at the moment.

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Liverpool, Chelsea ignite battle to sign deadly winger; Prem rival already failed with record bid

Liverpool and Chelsea have begun their respective pursuits of a free-scoring winger Brentford recently tried to sign with a club-record €43m bid, per reports.

Brentford set a new club record when making centre-half Nathan Collins their most expensive ever signing in July. Collins cost the Bees £23m when plucked from Wolves, though Thomas Frank’s side hoped the record wouldn’t stand for long.

Indeed, transfer guru Fabrizio Romano brought news of Brentford tabling a €43m bid for Fiorentina winger Nicolas Gonzalez in late-August. A “huge” salary offer was also put to the player.

However, Fiorentina had no intentions of selling the 25-year-old Argentine despite the sizeable bid. Fiorentina’s belief was Gonzalez is a player on an upwards trajectory and his value would soon explode.

Fast forward just a few months and the left-footed right winger is one of the most in-form players in Serie A.

Gonzalez has scored five goals and provided one assist in his first seven league matches for Fiorentina this season. The club’s decision to stand their ground and reject Brentford’s bid has already been justified.

However, according to a fresh update from Calciomercato, Fiorentina now face the unenviable task of fending off Liverpool and Chelsea.

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The Italian outlet states Liverpool and Chelsea have both sent scouts to Florence ‘on several occasions’.

Their mission was to observe Gonzalez and given his stellar form this season, it stands to reason they were impressed.

Gonzalez only signed a new contract on improved terms on September 26. His current deal sees him under contract with Fiorentina until 2028.

That will strengthen Fiorentina’s bargaining position in the event Liverpool and/or Chelsea act on their interest.

As such, and with his excellent form in mind, Calciomercato claim Gonzalez is now valued at somewhere in the €55m-€60m range. That roughly equates to £48m-£52.4m.

The price hike is likely to see Brentford ruled out of any future bidding war. The same cannot be said of Liverpool and Chelsea.

Liverpool may soon be on the lookout for a new left-footed right winger if Mohamed Salah is lured to Saudi Arabia in 2024.

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