Al Hilal has offered Napoli forward Victor Osimhen £1million per week wage to join them in Saudi Arabia, Sky Sports reports.
Napoli forward Victor Osimhen valued at €150m (£128.8m) by Napoli but club president has said they are willing to consider offers “we could not refuse” as contract extension talks stall; Nigeria international scored 26 times in Serie A last term as Napoli won the title for the first time in 33 years, according to Sky Sports.
Last month, Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis was asked about the progress of a new contract for Osimhen. He said: “We have a basic agreement on a two-year extension, but [we are] willing to consider an offer we could not refuse.”
Ruben Neves from Wolves, Kalidou Koulibaly from Chelsea and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic from Lazio have all signed for Al Hilal this summer.
‘Osimhen offer set to be turned down’
Sky Sports News chief reporter Kaveh Solhekol:
“I think the offer is going to be turned down because Napoli have always said they want at least €150m for Osimhen.
“He’s in talks with Napoli about extending his contract but Napoli have made it clear that, if someone makes an offer they cannot refuse, then they are willing to sell him.
“Al Hilal are offering Osimhen something like £1m per week in wages and that would be tax-free.
“Al Hilal are a gift to football transfer reporters because they’ve been making bids left, right and centre. They made bids for Lionel Messi. They made a world-record bid for Kylian Mbappe. We were told they made a bid for Harry Kane. They were making bids for Aleksandar Mitrovic.
“They’ve been very active. Some of their deals have worked out but they’ve missed out on a lot of players as well.
“If they want Osimhen they’re going to have to offer a little bit more.”