Christ, what are Napoli paying him?
Victor Osimhen
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Christ, what are Napoli paying him?
On reasonable wages I'm sure he'd improve on what we have at the minute. Sure we could use some improvements elsewhere to optimise his skillset, but when will that not be the case?
We improve the most needed areas as best we can with the budget at hand. Osihmen seems like a sensible punt given the circumstance (assuming he's not expecting a massive payout to move).
We improve the most needed areas as best we can with the budget at hand. Osihmen seems like a sensible punt given the circumstance (assuming he's not expecting a massive payout to move).
He's on around 200k a week.
Chelsea have a sensible new wage structure set up where a big chunk of wages are performance related. He refused multiple offers that were based on them qualifying for the Champions league etc.
He was offered around 600k a week to play in Saudi Arabia.
I feel like he's a mercenary, and another red flag is that he will be missing every two years because of Afcon. Afcon starts in December next year too so he'd miss the whole of the Christmas/New year period.
Osimhen really comes alive inside the box converting balls that find there way to him really creatively and instinctively. His positioning isn't some masterclass, but his connections with the ball are certainly top bracket for this generation of strikers. Very tricky and hard to mark in key areas down the middle and has a penchant for finding the weaknesses in the CB's marking him. Much more of a classic centre-forward, essentially.
Gyokeres will run channels all day and exasperates backlines with his tireless running and desire to work for space. In terms of heat maps, his should look a lot broader than Osimhen's. He doesn't have Osimhen's guile nor agility inside the box, but his approach play towards the box is more varied and involved.
Gyokeres plays in the more modern fashion with his work all over the place; Osimhen is more honed and refined at the traditional penalty box skills, tricks and crafts. Him driving into the box and working to connect is bread and butter. His hold up play is also more certain.
Osimhen is also a real danger with an able foil. Sort of how people were raving about Haaland when De Bruyne was setting him up routinely. Gyokeres hasn't had a high-end profile for long enough to be particularly renowned, whereas Osimhen has already shown with Kvaratskhelia that he can reach world class levels with dynamic enough partners.
Osimhen obviously has the bigger body of work and reputation, and equally with that come logical prerequisites to optimise his game.
Didn't he reject coming here earlier out of respect to Ighalo when he was here?
Would be awesome to get both him and Kvaratskhelia tough!
Would be awesome to get both him and Kvaratskhelia tough!
Oh I would trade rashford + money for him in an instant.
Sounds like they're more interested in Zirkzee, which is an absolute no brainer.
I’d say they were evenly valued, would any money need to change hands?
Also would make that trade.
I would say there is a gap. 20m or something.
Not sure I see us selling Zirkzee after 5 months or whatever it’s been. A loan swap I could see, possibly.
Exchange Zirkzee for Osimhen and I’d pay them to take Rashford.
Feck yes it is.
I wouldn’t trade them. I know Zirkzee has been poor but he’s shown flashes. We need to think of the team from back to front. Is the foundation solid? Not really. Do our wing backs cause panic getting up and down ? Not the kind of panic we want haha. Casemiro Ugarte Mainoo and Eriksen are fine for CM unless someone better becomes available, unlikely in January. A lot of noise about Emerson that isn’t going away let’s see what happens there. Left 10 if Rashford goes maybe it is between Garnacho and someone like Nypan if he comes. Box /shoulder Striker isn’t getting any service. Zirkzee goes into the hole and is an extra playmaker but he’s out of form. We’ve seen enough strikers here over the years who just want to finish and they don’t work out.
Osimhen <-> Zirkzee trade deal, then sell Rashford in the summer sounds like incredible business.
Get in a lethal striker and make the PSR / FFP / whatever impact of selling Rashford for whatever we can get for him.
Get in a lethal striker and make the PSR / FFP / whatever impact of selling Rashford for whatever we can get for him.
Just do a straight swap Zirkzee for Osimhen absolute no brainer
6 month loan with option would be ideal
Wonder if Napoli are desperate enough for that scenario
Wonder if Napoli are desperate enough for that scenario
For our sake, definitely. Selling home grown player for 50-60 mil will do wonders for our FFP situation.
Could this really happen? It is just good to be true. Getting top class striker seems in our situation (zero money to spend) just too good to be true.
And no reliable journo isn't reporting about this.
And no reliable journo isn't reporting about this.
If Napoli bought that, either they know Osimhen is utterly clapped out, or they're maniacs.
Rashford or Zirkzee for Osimhen would be a huge upgrade.
Yeah but isn’t that how these things are recorded on the books anyway? A straight swap would still go down as 60m on the books, at least that’s what happened with Sanchez and Mkhitaryan. Unless I’m missing something?
You're nuts if you're interested in keeping Zirkzee over Osimhen. The physicality of the league and his lack of pace severely limit what Zirkzee can be. He will be Wout 2.0 at best in the 10. Get rid
Mikhi and Alexis (same as shit Juve and Barca or Newcastle and NFO did) were "separate" transfers. We gave them 30 mil in cash and they gave to us 30 mil in cash.
It is technically a swap but not really.
I mean Zirkzee was pretty good in Italy and Osimhen wanted away last year already so it could make sense for them in some way I guess. Fingers crossed in any case.
Yeah it’d be some creative accounting, but I’d imagine we’d find a way to make this swap deal work for us PSR wiseMikhi and Alexis (same as shit Juve and Barca or Newcastle and NFO did) were "separate" transfers. We gave them 30 mil in cash and they gave to us 30 mil in cash.
It is technically a swap but not really.
Osi for Zirkzee is the biggest no brainer you can think of It’s too good to be true
It’s too good to be true£70m or Rashford + £80m?
Napoli will want cash tooOsi for Zirkzee is the biggest no brainer you can think of
Don't buy it for a second. This is the sort of shite that's kicked up just to get clicks and clout. Jan windows are dead, no way major transfers like this take place when clubs can't drive up bidding wars.
Very true.
Why would Napoli ever entertain this?
Usually true, but Napoli could do with getting rid of him in the current situation.
Because Osimhen doesn't want to play for Napoli again.
Prob right but does feel like there is am opening with osimhen
Without providing an alternative does that mean we have to sign Osimhen just cause? That’s what your argument sounds like - either we sign Osimhen or you tell me who to sign instead.
Or can we save money on a striker and improve the team elsewhere?