Napoli has made the purchase of Viktor Osimhen from Lille official. Italian President De Laurentiis wrote on Twitter "Welcome Victor!", Announcing the signature of the 21-year-old Nigerian striker.
Osimhen comes from Lille for 50 million net, making it the most expensive purchase in the history of Italy. The footballer has signed a five-year contract that reaches up to € 4 million per season with bonuses. Raised in the youth clubs of the "Strickers Academy" in Lagos, as soon as he moved to Wolfsburg, he played in Germany in 2017/18 and then moved to Charleroi in Belgium the following year, where he exploded playing 36 games and scoring 20 goals. In 2019/20 he played in Lille with 38 appearances and 18 goals. Osimhen is a Nigerian national. With the Under 17 he conquered the World Cup in 2015, closing him as top scorer with 10 goals. He made his debut in the senior national team in June 2017 and has 10 appearances and 4 goals since llor.