Ex-Napoli striker advises Osimhen he should aspire to be like Borussia Dortmund's Haaland

Published: September 21, 2021

Former Napoli striker Bruno Giordano has advised Victor Osimhen to follow the example of Borussia Dortmund goal machine Erling Haaland.

Haaland has been scoring goals for fun since his move to Dortmund in January 2020 and has picked up where he left off last season, with a goal involvement of fifteen (11 goals, 4 assists) in only eight matches.

Giordano feels that Osimhen has been conducting himself properly off the pitch and the Super Eagles striker should view Haaland's remarkable exploits as a benchmark.

The Nigeria international has been in red hot form since the start of September, scoring four goals in five appearances for club and country and his latest contribution was when he opened the scoring in a 4-0 rout of Udinese on Monday night.

"Victor Osimhen is still very young and has every chance to leave an important mark not only in Naples, but in the whole of Italian football," Giordano told Canale 21 via Area Napoli.

"An example to follow could be Haaland , a footballer who is scoring many goals both in Germany and in Europe with the shirt of Borussia Dortmund.

"The Nigerian could retrace his path and drag the Napoli of mister Luciano Spalletti to important successes".

Napoli shelled out a fee of 70 million euros to sign Osimhen in the summer of 2020, while Borussia Dortmund reached an agreement with Red Bull Salzburg to sign Haaland in exchange for 20 million euros.

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