A Christmas present for Napoli fans. Victor Osimhen signed a new contract until 2026, with an increase in annual income to 10,000,000 euros after taxes. The signing was previously announced by the boss Aurelio de Laurentiis himself, with the signature “Done!” on his X account, and after that, the details of the cooperation were revealed. The contract also includes an exit clause for the player in the amount of between 120 and 130 million euros.Victor Osimhen’s £113 million release clause at Napoli makes him the most valuable African Player. pic.twitter.com/vP6BBp2kwN— Africa Facts Zone (@AfricaFactsZone) December 23, 2023 The negotiations were quite long and had their ups and downs. He was even on the verge of leaving the club this summer after a controversial TikTok post. The Nigerian striker was furious after a Napoli video in which he was mocked and even (unofficially) threatened to leave the club, but the situation calmed down eventually, and no concrete offer from him arrived anyway. Recently, Osimhen said that everybody at the club, from the club’s president and his son to the person who made the TikTok video apologized to him and that he is no longer unhappy.Osimhen on the brink of a new contract with NapoliNapoli brought Osimhen in September 2020 for compensation, which with bonuses amounted to around 80,000,000 euros and last season, the Nigerian was one of the key players in winning the long-awaited “scudetto”. Osimhen has so far played 118 games for Napoli and scored 67 goals, with 17 assists. He previously played for Wolfsburg, Charleroi, and Lille and arrived in Europe from the Ultimate Strikers Academy in Nigeria.SERIE A – MATCHDAY 17Friday Empoli – Lazio 0-2 (0-1)/Guandouzi 9, Zaccagni 67/Sassuolo – Genoa 1-2 (1-0)/Pinamonti 28 – Gudmundsson 64, Ekuban 87/Monza – Fiorentina 0-1 (0-1)/Beltran 7/Salernitana – Milan 2-2 (1-1)/Fazio 42, Candreva 63 – Tomori 17, Jovic 90/Saturday Frosinone – Juventus 1-2 (0-1)/Baez 51 – Yildiz 11, Vlahović 81/17.00: (1.77) Torino (3.50) Udinese (4.90)17.00: (2.75) Bologna (3.20) Atalanta (2.85)20.00: (1.23) Inter (6.25) Lecce (13.0)20.00: (2.45) Verona (3.40) Cagliari (3.10)22.45: (3.00) Roma (3.35) Napoli (2.55)***odds are subject to change
