Napoli ready to finalise €81 million deal for Lille striker

Victor Osimhen’s proposed move to Napoli looks set to be completed in the coming hours with reports suggesting the Azzurri will land the Lille striker in a deal worth €81 million.

The 21-year-old has been linked with a move to Campania for several weeks, and recent reports stated he visited the club’s training facilities as they looked to push a deal over the finish line.

Sport Mediaset reports that visit looks to have paid off, as Napoli sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli is in Sardinia where a deal could be wrapped up as soon as Tuesday evening.

The report states the Azzurri will pay €81m for the Nigerian striker, though Corriere dello Sport states the deal will be in the region of €50m plus Adam Ounas in order to reach that figure.

Osimhen will sign a contract that pays him €5m a season, with a medical and announcement coming as soon as Thursday.

The transfer would seal a second major sale in two seasons for Lille, who sold Nicolas Pepe to Arsenal last summer for €80m.