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MARADONA’S FORMER CLUB, NAPOLI DESPERATELY YEARN FOR OSIMHEN

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Super Eagles star player, Victor Osimhen, has been handed 10-day ultimatum to decide whether he wants to take his scoring prowess to the next level as main suitor, FC Napoli gave him the limited time to decide whether the move to Serie A next season would become a reality.

Napoli is the last Italian club that the legendry Diego Maradona played for.

Osimhen who proved a good replacement for the internationally retired Odion Ighalo has been one of the most sorted strikers by big clubs in Europe.

Among the clubs courting Osimhen are Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Real Madrid and FC Barcelona.

According to popular Italian sports newspaper, Corriere dello Sport, Napoli wants an immediate response from the Nigerian international to avoid a repeat of their failed move for Nicolas Pepe last summer and also have time to find an alternative in the event of Osimhen’s rejection.

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Kunle Solaja is the author of landmark books on sports and journalism as well as being a multiple award-winning journalist and editor of long standing. He is easily Nigeria’s foremost soccer diarist and Africa's most capped FIFA World Cup journalist, having attended all FIFA World Cup finals from Italia ’90 to Qatar 2022. He was honoured at the Qatar 2022 World Cup by FIFA and AIPS.

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