Italian leading tabloid La Gazzetta dello Sport even claimed Napoli sports director Manna has further resumed talks with PSG as club owner Aurelio De Laurentiis eagerly awaits a deal to be struck.
With no English Premier League side stepping forward to acquire his services, PSG seems to be the most viable option left for Osimhen after coach Luis Enrique identified the Nigerian ace striker as the best replacement for Kylian Mbappe, who left for Real Madrid.
According to the Italian Pink Paper, “The path is set: PSG-Osimhen is no longer a suggestion; it is the only possible destination for Victor and his desire for the Champions League.”
In a related development, Osimhen was not listed last night as Conte oversaw his first friendly match as Napoli coach against local side Anaune Val di Non as part of their pre-season preparations in the mountains of Dimaro.
According to Sport Italia, when the line-up was announced initially to spectators, Osimhen was named on the bench, but it quickly emerged he was, in fact, in the stands.
A note from the club pointed out the striker has been working separately from the squad in training over the last few days due to fitness issues and is, therefore, “not at the disposal” of Conte.
Inevitably, this is also linked to the ongoing reports of negotiations with Paris Saint-Germain for a transfer below the €130m release clause.
Napoli hopes to get a deal done over the next ten days and might be tempted to lower the asking price to just over €100m.
