Osimhen dream becomes reality as SHOCK transfer ‘certain’

Juventus are ‘certain’ to shake up their attack this summer and dream of signing Victor Osimhen, according to Italian media.

The Nigerian is set to be one of the protagonists of the upcoming transfer window as Napoli are desperate to get him off their books permanently after loaning him to Galatasaray for the season.

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According to Fabrizio Romano, the Serie A side are looking for a quick deal to avoid another drawn-out saga like last year, which ultimately culminated in Osimhen and Napoli not getting at all what they wanted.

The 2023 Scudetto winners would ideally like to sell Osimhen as early as June, but it remains unclear where his future lies. Galatasaray have been credited with a blockbuster attempt to sign him full-time, but the prospect of this materialising is questionable.

Chelsea are long-term admirers, but they are no longer in the market for a player of Osimhen’s stature, while Man Utd are in a dire sporting and financial situation. Indeed, transfer insider David Ornstein reports that there is a ‘consensus’ that the 26-year-old will end up in Saudi Arabia.

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Juventus’ Osimhen dream

According to Gazzetta dello Sport, Juventus are determined to prove the consensus wrong by pulling off a blockbuster swoop for Osimhen this summer.

As has been known for some time, the Nigerian is the dream target of recruitment chief Cristiano Giuntoli, who originally signed him for Napoli back in 2020. Giuntoli is under pressure after the failed Thiago Motta experiment and needs to get the summer window right.

Juventus are ‘certain’ to completely shake up their attack this summer by offloading Dusan Vlahovic and Arkadiusz Milik, while uncertainly lingers of PSG loanee Randal Kolo Muani, who hasn’t scored in two months after a red-hot start to his stint in Turin.

Ideally, Juventus would like to bring in Osimhen to be their star striker going forward, but there is an acceptance that this will be anything but easy due to his astronomical cost.

Osimhen has a €75 million release clause in his Napoli contract, but it is only valid for non-Italian clubs, meaning that Juventus will have to sit down with their rivals Napoli and thrash out a deal, which could lead to them having to pay a significant premium.

In addition to the transfer fee, Osimhen is on a huge salary, and he is not willing to take a pay cut. If he is too expensive for English clubs, then Juventus, who have massively reduced their wage expenditure in recent years, will struggle even more to afford him.

The Bianconeri could, therefore, look to compatriot Ademola Lookman as an alternative. The Nigerian is guaranteed to leave Atalanta this summer.