# Victor Osimhen Linked With Liverpool and Chelsea Amid Napoli Contract Talks
Victor Osimhen has been recently linked with Liverpool and Chelsea, and Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis has suggested that the star striker will be sold amid fears ‘his mood has changed’ over a new deal. However, the Italian side have played down ‘tension’ between the player and club.
The 24-year-old Nigerian has registered a total of 65 goals and 15 assists across 111 games for Napoli since he joined the Italian club from Lille in 2020, helping them secure the Serie A title for the first time in 33 years. He scored 31 times in 39 matches last term.
Manchester United were looking at Osimhen in the summer while Kevin Campbell feels Arsenal could be in position to sign the Nigerian at the end of the season amid reports that the Gunners will not do ‘significant business’ in January.
It was thought that Osimhen – who is under contract until 2025 – was set to stay at Napoli after a new deal was initially agreed between the player and club. However, doubts have since emerged over his future at the club after he fell out with Napoli over a bizarre post on the club’s TikTok account.
Napoli president De Laurentiis has now created more speculation over Osimhen’s future as he said: ‘I have never been unhappy towards Osimhen, but there are always two of us in these things. I have remained the same, if his mood has changed [over a new deal] I can’t do anything about it. If things change after a handshake, it’s disappointing, we take note of it but then life goes on. There are excellent relations with him, the contract expires in 2025, there is time. Don’t forget that I sold Koulibaly [to Chelsea] a year before his contract expired.’
Napoli, meanwhile, have issued a statement in response to De Laurentiis’ comments and have played down reports of a ‘tense situation’. They said: ‘President De Laurentiis never shared any negative comment about Victor. He just said that after verbally agreeing on plan to sign new deal, Osimhen changed his mind. We hope it’s just stand-by moment to think about it. In the next weeks we will discuss with his agent [Roberto] Calenda about the future. Reports of a tense situation between Napoli and Osimhen are 100% wide of the mark.’
Victor Osimhen has scored six goals across 10 games so far this season, and with transfer interest from top clubs across the world it remains to be seen where he will end up next.
## Conclusion
Victor Osimhen is one of the most sought after strikers in world football right now, and with Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis suggesting that he could be sold amid fears ‘his mood has changed’ over a new deal, it looks like his future at the Italian club is uncertain. Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal have all been linked with a move for Osimhen, and with his contract expiring in 2025 there is still plenty of time for clubs to make their move for the 24-year-old Nigerian.