Sports: Osimhen Makes Promise As He Joins Napoli

Last updated on September 11th, 2021 at 02:36 pm

After completing a cross that has reportedly made him the 1/3 most pricey African player ever, Victor Osimhen has made a big promise to his new membership Napoli.

The Serie A giants confirmed the acquisition of Osimhen on Friday after quite a few weeks of twist and turn and after firstly teasing fans with a Napoli like Lagos tweet, the 21-year ancient acquired more serious with his ambition for his new club.

He wrote: The next chapter @officialsscnapoli is a very exciting one and I can’t wait to get on the pitch with the team , I want to thank the fans through the last few weeks,and I will definitely give my all on pitch for the common good of the club🙏🏽#ForzaNapoliSempre Blue circleWhite circle

Osimhen grabbed the headline with his very impressive debut season in France where he scored 18 goals in 38 appearances for Lille.

It is reported that Osimhen’s move to Napoli is worth around €50 million (£45m/$59m).

Before finally pitching his tent with Napoli, Arsenal and Liverpool among many other teams were also linked with the 21-year old who remains the record holder as far the FIFA U-17 World Cup is concerned.

The gangling striker banged in 10 dreams to help Nigeria win the 2015 version of the U-17 World and that effectively made the u . s . a . the most profitable crew in the tournament.

Osimhen’s sojourn in Europe started out in 2017 with Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga, earlier than moving to Charleroi in Belgium, in the beginning on loan and then in a permanent transfer.

He vastly impressed in Belgium with 36 goals in 37 appearances, earning him a €14m (£12.5m/$16.5m) go to Ligue 1, the place his fantastic scoring shape persisted and now landed him Naples with Napoli.

(Fcnaija)