There are fears that the deal for Victor Osimhen could collapse as Napoli and Paris Saint-Germain reportedly failed to conclude the deal, leaving the flanks open for English Premier League duo of Chelsea and Arsenal.
The Parisian giants have been heavily linked with a move for the 25-year-old Nigerian striker this summer, wanting to make a statement signing in the market following Kylian Mbappe’s free transfer to Real Madrid.
Osimhen’s agent Roberto Calenda flew to Paris to start facilitating negotiations between Napoli and PSG, and a call was held on Monday afternoon between Aurelio De Laurentiis and Nasser Al Khelaifi, with sporting directors Giovanni Manna and Luis Campos also involved.
Meanwhile, Calciomercato.com and Fabrizio Romano detailed how the talks between Napoli and PSG regarding the Osimhen deal did not progress today, with the latter making it clear that they had no intention of activating his €130m release clause.
The Partenopei then asked the Ligue 1 giants to include Kang-In Lee as part of the deal, but this idea was immediately ruled out. PSG suggested sending Carlos Soler and Nordi Mukiele in exchange, which Napoli then rejected.
The distance between the two clubs is large and there’s now a serious chance that Osimhen’s potential transfer to PSG could collapse, leaving him at Napoli for the time being.
Should the PSG deal does fall through, Chelsea and Arsenal would be more than happy to secure the Nigerian’s services even if none of them seem willing to match the Nigerian’s €130m clause.
Antonio Conte has already identified the ideal replacement for Osimhen in Romelu Lukaku, but the Partenopei must wait to sign the Belgian until Osi leaves.
