Osimhen admits rejecting a crazy bid from Saudi Arabia

Victor Osimhen said that he had an astonishing offer from Saudi Arabia to leave Napoli during the summer, but he rejected it. He also added that he has only 2 PL kits – Chelsea and Manchester United.

“It was a phenomenal experience winning Serie A in Napoli. I felt incredible love from the supporters; it was fantastic”.

🗣️ Victor Osimhen to @obionepodcast on whether he has an EPL team. “I don’t have a team in the Premier League. But I had two jerseys [as a kid] I took from my brother… I had a Chelsea one and a Manchester United one. A lot of my friends are #CFC fans, and a few are #MUFC fans.” pic.twitter.com/9L9RyDlnd0

— Ben Jacobs (@JacobsBen) November 13, 2023

“To tell it honestly, I never thought of leaving my team during the summer as they wanted to keep me. But when the offer from Saudi Arabia came in, it was for a lot of money. Huge one… it was not easy to say no”.

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“Al Hilal offer? It was crazy… the more I rejected them, the more they increased their financial proposal again, but I said no as I wanted to play for Napoli!”.

Osimhen also added that he has Chelse and Man Utd shirts at home and that they are from his brother. Victor admitted that the Premier League is the best competition in the world, and he dreams about playing there one day.

🗣️ Victor Osimhen on the influence of Didier Drogba to @obionepodcast. “When I was playing grassroots football this guy who was advising me told me to look at Didier Drogba comps on YouTube… I told my brother about it and we used to use his phone to look at them. I thought if I… pic.twitter.com/80tGULniT8

— Ben Jacobs (@JacobsBen) November 13, 2023