“King of Napoli; Owns the league” – Fans laud Victor Osimhen as he becomes the highest African goal-scorer in Serie A
Osimhen has now scored 47 goals in Serie A, breaking George Weah's record.
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Victor Osimhen breaks George Weah record (Credits: The Nigerian Express)
Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen has become the most prolific African player in Italian Serie A history. He scored the game-winning goal in Napoli’s 1-0 win over Fiorentina on Sunday.
The 24-year-old continued his brilliant form against Fiorentina at the Diego Maradona Stadium. The squad was celebrating their championship victory in front of their home fans. Napoli won their first Serie A title in 33 years in midweek.
Osimhen scored from the penalty spot in the 74th minute for his 47th goal in the Italian top flight. He sent the keeper the wrong way, and broke George Weah’s record of 46 goals set in 1999, sending the Napoli fans into chaos.
Earlier, the former Lille forward missed a penalty kick that would have given Napoli the lead. Osimhen now has 23 league goals this season, putting him in prime position to become the league’s leading goal scorer.
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Napoli president rules out Osimhen sale
Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis gave top European teams interested in Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen a massive transfer blow . The 24-year-old scored for the Paretenopei in their 1-1 tie with Udinese, ensuring their title as Italian Serie A champions for 2022/23.
Aurelio De Laurentiis is a recognised strong negotiator at the transfer table and is extremely straight-forward. Therefore, clubs will be taking his recent words sereiously. “I will not sell Victor Osimhen this summer — no way,” he said after the match against Udinese to Cinque Minuti.
Following Thursday’s title confirmation, the striker also spoke about his future. He said he was only interested in partying for the time being. ”Future? Now I want to savour this historic occasion. ”This is not the moment to consider my future,” he told Sky Italia.
According to many sources in the English and Italian media, De Laurentiis will only consider an offer in the area of €150 million for the forward, while declaring he would not sell and is simply seeking to spark a bidding war that will drive up the price.
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