Victor Osimhen Ranked in Top 7 Most Valuable Players in Serie A Alongside Dusan Vlahovic and Lautaro Martinez

Victor Osimhen Ranked in Top 7 Most Valuable Players in Serie A Alongside Dusan Vlahovic and Lautaro Martinez

Chukwu Ikechukwu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:04 PM
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  • Victor Osimhen’s value has now risen to €65million, which puts the Nigerian forward as one of the top 7 most valuable players in the Italian Serie A
  • The Super Eagles striker finished as Napoli’s top scorer in all competitions in the 2021/22 season with 18 goals in 32 appearances
  • Osimhen has returned to Nigeria as the Super Eagles prepare to take on Sierra Leone in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers

Super Eagles forward, Victor Osimhen has been rated as the 7th most valuable player in the Italian Serie A after his impressive performances for Napoli last season.

The 23-year-old forward scored an impressive 18 goals for Napoli in all competitions despite being sidelined for up to eight weeks with a facial injury.

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Victor Osimhen scored 14 Serie A goals for Napoli to finish as the club's top scorer in the league. Photo by Francesco Pecoraro
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According to a report via Complete Sports, Osimhen’s transfer market value has now risen to €65million making him one of the most valuable players in the Italian Serie A.

The Nigerian forward ranks behind Juventus’ duo of Dusan Vlahovic and Matthijs De Ligt, Inter Milan’s Lautaro Martinez, AC Milan’s Rafael Leao, Nicolo Barella, and Lazio’s Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.

Osimhen was recently voted as the best under-23 player in the just concluded Serie A season and has attracted several interests from top European clubs in the summer transfer window.

Napoli not in rush to sell Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen

Meanwhile, Victor Osimhen could still ply his trade in the Italian Serie A next season despite being courted by top European clubs.

Napoli is not ready to sell the Nigerian forward this summer and has slammed a mega price of €100 million on the 23-year-old striker Eagle Online reports.

Bundesliga giants, Bayern Munich, were the latest club to indicate an interest in signing Victor Osimhen, joining the likes of Manchester United and Newcastle, who are also targeting the striker.

Osimhen identifies his best career goal

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has stated that the goal he scored against Premier League giants Chelsea in the Champions League remains his most cherished.

Osimhen headed in a fine goal to cancel out Tammy Abraham’s opener, but Willian netted a late winner to earn Frank Lampard’s Chelsea side a 2-1 win over Lille in the second-round game of the 2018/19 Champions League.

The Nigerian striker went on to score 18 goals in 38 appearances for Lille, which convinced those in charge of Italian giants Napoli to sign him for a club-record fee of €72million.

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Chukwu Ikechukwu
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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