If we look at the crop of players who recently joined some of the clubs in Saudi Arabia, it’s hardy to find a young one. The youngest is Ruben Neves, who moved to Al-Hilal from Wolverhamton, but all others are not really old, but are certainly on the wrong side of the thirties. And the Saudis have set their sights on some ‘youngsters’. First it was Kylian Mbappe who rejected that same Al-Hilal. In fact the Frenchman was not interested in the idea at all, even thou the Saudis made him an offer in which he was able to sign for Real Madrid after only one year, but he even didn’t went to the meeting. Then it was turn on Victor Osimhen, but it seems they will be rejected again.Cool as ice: Napoli boss rejects offer for OsimhenAccording to media, the Saudi club has offered a 24-year old Nigerian striker a wage of staggering one million euros per week! The Nigeria international became the first ever African to be crowned Capocannoniere in Serie A with 26 goals in 32 Serie A games last season, on their way to the Scudetto. His availability was always limited, since his contract is valid until 2025, but some European giants were interested anyway (Bayern, PSG, Manchester United). The price however was too big, as club owner De Laurentiis was always keen to sign him to a bigger contract, so he was asking almost 120 million euros. Osimhen was never gonna come cheap anyway, since he was brought in from Lille in 2020 for 75 million (plus bonuses).PSG after Osimhen, first offer laughable to De Laurentiis – 110,000,000 eurosSaudis have the money, but don’t have the ‘yes’ from the Super Eagle international. Even thou he always said his dream is to play in the Premier League, he was also aways open to staying in Naples where he and his family settled. That is why his agent is in the middle of a new contract discussion with the club, and he rejected a massive wage offer from Al-Hilal. Osimhen’s agent is currently negotiating the exit clause. De Laurentiis wants it to be around 150 and the agent more like 110 million euros. ##NAJAVA_MECA_7414046##
