'Osimhen Is An Important Player' - Lille Captain On The Absence Of In-form Super Eagles Star Vs PSG

Published: November 21, 2019

Speaking to reporters at Thursday's pre-match press conference, Lille captain Jose Fonte has rued the absence of Victor Osimhen for Friday night's Ligue 1 match against Paris Saint-Germain.

However, the former Southampton, Crystal Palace and West Ham defender stressed that there are other good players in the squad ready to fill the void left by Osimhen's one-match suspension.

After receiving three yellow cards in his previous ten appearances in Ligue 1, the Nigeria national-teamer earned an automatic one-match ban.

Osimhen already has 1,053 minutes under his belt in the Ligue 1 so far this season, with seven goals to his name, four more than the second highest goalscorer for Les Dogues, Loic Remy.

''Victor (Osimhen) is an important player, he will not be here tomorrow, he will be suspended, that's how it is, we have a very good team, with solutions, other players need to seize this opportunity,'' Fonte said.

Osimhen will be free to play for Lille when they take on Dijon on Saturday, November 30.

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