According to reports to make Super Eagles star striker, Victor Osimhen leave Italy, Premier League club, Newcastle United is set to offer him up to N4 billion (€9million) as salary per year.
The Magpies are fighting hard to get the €100million rated star, who has been linked with a move to Premier League clubs; Manchester United, Arsenal and Newcastle, according to Italian outlet Calciomercato.
In January, Newcastle tried to sign the 23-year-old and will double his current wage at the Serie A side if he accepts their offer.
The report says Osimhen is ‘tempted’ by the offer, and there are suggestions that if Newcastle avoids relegation this season Osimhen could jump at the chance to join the English premier league.
The club, which was bought over by a Saudi-led consortium in October 2021, know that Napoli will sell him nothing less than €100million this summer according to the report.
Osimhen has scored 17 goals in 29 matches for the Naples club in all competitions this campaign.
He scored four times and registered one assist in five Europa League appearances for Napoli this term, while he has struck 13 times and provided five assists in 24 Serie A outings.
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