Saudi Side Al-Hilal make Staggering €140 offer for Osimhen

By Samuel Nobleman Osasenaga

Saudi Pro League Side Al-Hilal have made a huge €140 Million (£120 Million) offer to Sign Napoli Forward Victor Osimhen according to Sky Sports.

The 24-year-old Striker who has been linked with some of Europe’s top clubs including Manchester United, Chelsea, Bayern Munich, and Paris Saint-Germain this summer has reportedly been offered a weekly wage of 1 Million Pounds per week to move to Saudi Arabia which would be a big upgrade from his current  €104,808 Per week wage from Napoli.

It is thought Napoli would want more than €150 Million (£128.8M) to consider partying ways with the player who still has two years to run on his current deal.

Al-Hilal who are one of the Saudi Pro League big spenders has already signed Kalidou Koulibaly(Chelsea), Ruben Neves(Wolves), Sergej Milinkovic-Savic(Lazio), Malcom(Zenit St Petersburg) in what has been a busy summer involving heavy movement from Some of Europe’s biggest stars to the Middle East.

When asked about the progress in Contract talks involving Osimhen, Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis said; “We have a basic agreement on a two-year extension, but we are willing to consider an offer we could not refuse.”

Osimhen who has 25 Caps for Nigeria, played a Vital Role in sealing Napoli’s first Serie A title in 33 Years in the 2022/23 Season by scoring 26 goals in just 32 Appearances in the Italian Top Flight and 31 Goals in 39 appearances in all competitions. He also became the First African Player to win the Golden Boot in Serie A and was also named the Best Striker in the League for the season.

Al Hilal finished 3rd behind Al-Nassr and Winners Al-Ittihad in the Saudi Pro League at the end of the 2022/2023 league season.