Chelsea And Liverpool-Linked Striker Osimhen To Hold Talks With Lille Over His Future

Published: May 04, 2020

Victor Osimhen is planning to hold talks with Lille in the coming days over his future amid speculation linking the Nigeria international with a transfer to the English Premier League.

Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool have all been credited with an interest in the former Wolfsburg starlet.

Manchester United were also linked with the 2015 FIFA U17 World Cup Golden Boot winner but allnigeriasoccer.com can report with certainty that he's not a priority for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who is interested in a pursuing deals for Harry Kane and Jadon Sancho.

French regional newspaper based in Lille, La Voix du Nord is reporting that Osimhen will hold discussions with Lille higher-ups within the next two weeks to make a decision on his future.

The 21-year-old and his adviser have ruled out a move to the Italian Serie A despite being courted by top clubs such as AC Milan, Inter Milan and Napoli.

President of Lille, Gérard López wishes to keep Osimhen for at least one more season and does not plan to sell him unless they receive an astronomical offer.

The Ultimate Strikers product confirmed his reputation as one of the most promising young attackers in Europe by netting 18 goals in all competitions for Lille in the 2019-2020 campaign.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

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