By Olalekan Okusan with agency report
Victor Osimhen is two goals away from getting his third performance bonus from Napoli this season after netting 28 goals in all competitions for the Serie A champions.
Osimhen got a bonus for scoring20 goals while he was rewarded with another bonus after netting his 25th goal. With just three games to the end of the season, Osimhen needs additional two more goals to get another bonus based on his contract with the Serie A side.
Meanwhile, the already crowned Serie A champion yesterday lost their fourth game of the season after going down 2-0 away to Monza in a Week 35 tie.
Should Osimhen reach 30 goals in all competitions for Napoli, he would be rewarded with 130,000 Euros .
Incidentally, the FIFA U17 World Cup record goal scorer is also on the verge of being the first African to win the highest goal scorer in the Serie A as he tops the goal scoring chart with 23 goals ahead of Inter Milan’s Lautaro Martinez who has notched 20 goals.
In a related development, Chelsea have reportedly cooled their interest to sign the Nigerian this summer.
The 24-year-old’s future is currently the subject of much speculation, with a number of leading clubs in world football said to be keen to sign him in the upcoming market.
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Chelsea have been heavily linked with Osimhen, while Manchester United, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain are also said to be showing an interest in his services.
However, according to Football Insider, Chelsea currently view a move for Osimhen as difficult, and the club have therefore cooled their interest in the Nigeria international.
The London outfit will be unable to offer Champions League football to potential new signings for next season, with a difficult campaign leaving them down in 11th position in the Premier League table.
Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis recently insisted that Osimhen would not be leaving the Italian club this summer under any circumstances.
However, a recent report claimed that offers in the region of €160m (£139.7m) would be seriously considered by the 2022-23 Serie A champions.