{"id":469267,"date":"2023-11-13T09:25:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T13:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=469267"},"modified":"2023-11-13T09:25:33","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T13:25:33","slug":"osimhen-admits-rejecting-a-crazy-bid-from-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/osimhen-admits-rejecting-a-crazy-bid-from-saudi-arabia\/","title":{"rendered":"Osimhen admits rejecting a crazy bid from Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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 \u2013 Chelsea and Manchester United.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a phenomenal experience winning Serie A in Napoli. I felt incredible love from the supporters; it was fantastic\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udde3\ufe0f Victor Osimhen to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/obionepodcast?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@obionepodcast<\/a> on whether he has an EPL team. &#8220;I don&#8217;t have a team in the Premier League. But I had two jerseys [as a kid] I took from my brother&#8230; I had a Chelsea one and a Manchester United one. A lot of my friends are <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#CFC<\/a> fans, and a few are <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#MUFC<\/a> fans.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9L9RyDlnd0\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/9L9RyDlnd0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Jacobs (@JacobsBen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JacobsBen\/status\/1724048990298157147?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo 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\u2026 it was not easy to say no\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAl Hilal offer? It was crazy\u2026 the more I rejected them, the more they increased their financial proposal again, but I said no as I wanted to play for Napoli!\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udde3\ufe0f Victor Osimhen on the influence of Didier Drogba to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/obionepodcast?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@obionepodcast<\/a>. &#8220;When I was playing grassroots football this guy who was advising me told me to look at Didier Drogba comps on YouTube&#8230; I told my brother about it and we used to use his phone to look at them. I thought if I\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/80tGULniT8\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/80tGULniT8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Jacobs (@JacobsBen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JacobsBen\/status\/1724050207153795136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Victor Osimhen said that he had an astonishing offer from Saudi Arabia to leave Napoli during the summer, but he rejected it. 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