Osimhen’s Napoli’s deal negotiations hit the rocks

Victor Osimhen’s dream of moving to the Serie A to pitch tents with Napoli is gradually crumbling as the club refused to come to terms with the negotiations of the player’s new agent.

Napoli are refusing to increase the salary already agreed with Osimhen’s previous agent, Lille reportedly rejected Adam Ounas as part of the deal, as Liverpool moved in with an offer.

Every time Osimhen seems to be close to a deal with the Partenopei, it all falls back into doubt, and today’s developments are just another chapter in the summer saga.

It was reported this morning on the row with Osimhen’s new agent over wages, as Napoli had already agreed on €3.5-4m plus up to €2m in bonuses, whereas his latest representative promised to get €5m net per season along with add-ons.

The player’s sources hinted that the issue of image rights have not been resolved either, and anyone with knowledge of Napoli transfer history would realise this is a sticking point that has tanked many a previous deal.

Now L’Equipe maintained that Lille are also not prepared to accept Ounas as part of the transfer fee, demanding the entire €81m in cash, which is frankly unlikely.

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Due to the slowdown in negotiations over his salary, Osimhen’s agent also reportedly approached several Premier League clubs to ask if they would like to make a counter-offer.

Il Mattino newspaper point to Manchester United, but Sportitalia, Tuttomercatoweb and French sources maintain Liverpool are more interested.