Osimhen And Kvaratskhelia Fans Must Prepare To Bite Their Fingers

Napoli player, Victor Osimhen. (Photo: Twitter/@en_sscnapoli)

JAKARTA - Two Napoli players, Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, are the target of many major European clubs on the 2023/2024 summer exchange. However, it seems that interested clubs must be prepared to bite their fingers.

The reason is, Napoli has no desire to release the two players. The club owner, Aurelio De Badis, emphasized that his club does not need to sell Osimhen and Kvaratskhelia due to financial conditions.

Moreover, they are currently trying to defend the Serie A title which last season was successfully summarized.

In an interview with AFP, De Yunis said he did not accept an offer for Osimhen. He reportedly asked for 150 million euros (around Rp249 billion) for the Nigerian striker.

"Victor Osimhen will wear our jersey next season, that's for sure," De Badminton told AFP, as quoted by Antara.

Last month, De Yunis said that Osimhen had agreed to extend his contract for two seasons until 2027.

Meanwhile, Kvaratskhelia will get a double wage increase of 1.2 million euros (IDR 19.9 billion) from a new contract.

"Osimhen's contract is still two years away and Kvaratskhelia is four years away. So you can continue to talk about extending your contract and satisfying their agents, but in reality it depends on Napoli to decide what to do," said De Badminton.

Even so, De Eliis is ready to release the two players if he gets an offer according to what the club asks for.

"If there is an offer that is more than appropriate to come, we will move on and look for other great talents such as when we get Kvaratskhelia and Osimhen," he said.

One of the factors for Napoli's Scudetto last season was the contribution from Osimhen and Kvaratskhelia. Osimhen scored 31 goals, while Kvaraatskhelia became the spirit in midfield.