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Osimhen set to become Africa’s costliest footballer
Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, is set to become Africa’s costliest footballer, with a reported €81m (£73.6m) move from French Ligue 1 side Lille to Serie A giants Napoli.
The deal is expected to be finalised on Thursday, with both clubs reportedly reaching agreement for the young forward.
If the deal falls through, Osimhen will eclipse Nicolas Pepe’s record, when he moved from Lille to Arsenal for £72m last summer.
According to L’Equipe, the Eagles star could complete his move to the side on Thursday.
Reports say the change of agents by the Nigerian delayed his transfer to the Italian side, but is now set to go through.
Osimhen’s agent, Stanley Okolo, had last week said the striker was considering Napoli’s offer and would make his decision soon.
“I read in some media that Victor has already rejected Napoli, but that is absolutely not true. I don’t understand where some information come from. The lad just asked for a little more time, the negotiations continue every day. He is just trying to make the decision that is right for him,” Okolo told Radio Punto Nuovo.
Cedric Bakambu’s £65m move to Chinese side Beijing Guoan from Villarreal in January 2018 makes him the second costliest footballer in Africa ahead of Algeria’s Riyad Mahrez, who joined Manchester City from Leicester City for £60m in July 2018.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang joined Arsenal for £56m from Borussia Dortmund in January 2018 to rank fourth costliest in Africa, while Naby Keita, who moved from Leipzig to Liverpool (July 2018) for £52.75m, is Africa’s fifth costliest footballer.
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Chelsea Ready To Pay €100 Million For Atletico Madrid Goalkeeper Jan Oblak
Following up on a story from the Mirror linking Oblak with Chelsea, AS has information from its own sources. They report that Chelsea will ‘launch an offensive’ for 27-year-old Oblak, one of the world’s best goalkeepers.
Chelsea are willing to pay around €100m for the Slovenian, which would make him the most expensive goalkeeper in history. That record is held by Chelsea’s own Kepa Arrizabalaga, who could play an important role in the transfer. In an attempt to make the transfer cheaper, Chelsea would be willing to include Kepa, 25, in the deal for Oblak.
Kepa has failed to live up to his €80m fee at Stamford Bridge but has proven himself in La Liga with Athletic Bilbao. Atletico Madrid have no interest in selling Oblak, believing they must keep their best players to compete on all fronts. Oblak renewed his Atleti contract in April 2019 and his release clause went from €100m to €120m. However, with Chelsea prepared to pay record-breaking money for Oblak, Atletico’s resolve may be tested.
