Victor Osimhen: Nigerian Striker Named Highest Paid Player in Italian Serie A

• Victor Osimhen is currently the highest-earning player in Italian football
• The Nigerian international recently renewed his contract with Napoli
• The 25-year-old now earns a monthly salary of £1.29m (about £253,005 weekly)

Nigerian international Victor Osimhen has been named the highest-paid footballer in the Italian Serie A.

The 25-year-old who moved from French club Lille in the summer of 2020 is one of the most sought-after strikers in world football.

Napoli signed the forward for a free around €75million and he has already led the club to the Scudetto for the first time in more than three decades.

According to his new contract, which was signed in December, Osimhen now earns a monthly salary of £1.29m, almost doubling his previous earnings.

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This figure is a reward for his impact during the 2022/23 season where he netted 26 league goals, helping the Partenopei to clinch the Serie A title.

Several clubs have continued to show interest in the star but reports claim that Napoli refused a staggering €200million for the star from a Saudi Arabian team last summer.

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In England, Manchester City star Kevin de Bruyne who earns £400,000 weekly is the highest-paid player in the Premier League, Punch reports.

Harry Kane, who recently moved to Bayern Munich, is the highest earner in the German topflight with a wage of £410,455 per week. In Spain, Frankie de Jong, who earns £615,682 per week at Barcelona is the highest-paid player in the La Liga.

Osimhen is the highest earner in Serie A with £253,005 per week while Mbappe is the highest earner in the French Ligue 1 and also in Europe’s top five leagues with a £1,182,110 weekly wage.

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Chelsea, PSG favourites to land Osimhen

Sports Brief earlier reported that Italian football pundit, Luca Marchetti, disclosed that only Chelsea and PSG are capable of paying Osimhen due to the Super Eagles striker’s hefty price tag.

Arsenal and Manchester United have been ruled out as the possible destination for Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen as speculations continue to surround his future.

The 25-year-old Napoli forward is one of the most sought-after strikers in the summer transfer market with top Premier League clubs and Paris Saint-Germain strongly linked with an interest for the Nigerian.