I’ll make Osimhen fearsome, Spalletti spills confident

Osimhen

Napoli manager, Luciano Spaletti, is confident of moulding Victor Osimhen into one of the world’s most feared strikers next season.

Spalletti, who guided the Partenopei to a third-place finish in the Serie A last season, also hopes no “indecent” bid is made for the 23-year-old during the transfer window.

Osimhen finished as Napoli’s top scorer last season with 18 goals and has been linked with a move away from Naples with Arsenal, Real Madrid, Newcastle United, Liverpool, Bayern Munich and Manchester United all reportedly interested in the Super Eagles striker.

The Partenopei are holding out for €110m for the Nigerian striker, who has three years left on his current deal, according to a report on Corriere dello Sport.

“Osimhen has healthy selfishness of a centre forward who shoots as soon as he sees the goal and a physically overwhelming power that he expresses above all with his head and this characteristic is very popular in the Premier League.

“But I hope that in the end, no indecent proposal arrives at Napoli, so that I can shape this raw jewel, to make it shine even more because technically he still needs to improve.

The 21-cap Nigeria international has scored 10 goals and provided six assists for the national team thus far. He is expected to return to the Eagles’ starting line-up when they host Sierra Leone in a 2023 African Cup of Nations qualifier in Abuja Thursday..