Newly Crowned Italian Serie A Champions, AC Milan Enters Race to Sign Victor Osimhen Next Summer

Newly Crowned Italian Serie A Champions, AC Milan Enters Race to Sign Victor Osimhen Next Summer

Chukwu Ikechukwu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:03 PM
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  • AC Milan are monitoring Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen and could make a move for the Nigerian forward in the summer
  • The newly crowned Serie A champions are ready to battle English Premier League sides, including Manchester United and Arsenal for the Super Eagles striker
  • Osimhen has established himself as one of the top strikers in Italy and was recently voted the best young player in the outgone season

Super Eagles forward, Victor Osimhen is spoilt for choice when the summer transfer window opens officially this summer as top European clubs keep enquiring about his availability.

The 23-year-old has had a remarkable season with Napoli as he finished as the club’s top scorer in the Serie A this season with 14 goals despite missing a large chunk of the campaign through injury.

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Victor Osimhen scored 18 goals for Napoli in all competitions last season. Photo by Mondadori Portfolio
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According to a report via Complete Sports, newly crowned Serie A champions, AC Milan have now joined the race for the signature of Victor Osimhen.

The Rossoneri has identified the Super Eagles forward as a key summer transfer target, with club director Paolo Maldini believing Osimhen will be a great reinforcement for next season.

AC Milan will be ready to fight off the challenge from English Premier League sides for the Nigerian as Manchester United, Arsenal and Newcastle United are also in the race to sign the Napoli forward.

AC Milan target Botman, Origi ahead of next season

AC Milan are leaving no stones unturned in their preparations for next season despite being in celebratory mode after clinching their first Serie A title in 11 years.

According to Sempre Milan, the Serie A champions are on the verge of completing the signatures of Sven Botman and Renato Sanchez for €50m.

The Milan side has also reached an agreement to sign Belgian forward, Divock Origi from Liverpool, after his contract with the Reds expired at the end of the season.

Napoli reject €90M offer for Victor Osimhen

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Napoli will not accept anything less than €110 million from any football club that wants to sign Victor Osimhen, who joined the Italian side in the summer of 2020.

With 18 goals in 31 matches in all competitions this season, quite a number of European clubs are jostling for the signature of the Nigerian international.

Italian outlet Calciomercato reports that the English Premier League club Arsenal offered Napoli €90 million for the 23-year-old striker.

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Chukwu Ikechukwu Godwin is a journalist with over 9 years of experience in the Nigerian media industry. He has worked both in Radio (Today FM, Rhythm FM, Wish FM) and Television (Silverbird TV) as a Sports Analyst..
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