Mikel Obi warns Victor Osimhen to reject move to one club no matter the money involved

• Mikel Obi has urged countryman Victor Osimhen to cull Saudi Arabia's move, calling it a "shame" if it happens
• The ex-Chelsea prima tips Arsenal and Manchester United arsenic amended Premier League destinations for the Super Eagles striker
• Osimhen scored 37 goals successful 41 games connected indebtedness astatine Galatasaray, but his aboriginal astatine Napoli remains uncertain

Former Super Eagles skipper Mikel Obi has issued a steadfast informing to Victor Osimhen regarding a imaginable determination to Saudi Arabia, insisting the Nigerian striker inactive has a batch to connection apical European clubs.

Amid increasing speculation linking Osimhen with Al-Hilal, the Chelsea fable believes specified a determination would beryllium premature and could stall the 26-year-old’s advancement astatine the highest of his career.

Saudi Arabia nine Al Hilal are funny successful signing Victor Osimhen and has tabled an connection to Napoli to motion the Nigerian striker. Photo by Ahmad Mora
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Osimhen is returning to Napoli aft a palmy indebtedness stint astatine Galatasaray, wherever helium netted an awesome 37 goals successful 41 appearances and won the Super Lig and Turkish Cup, per Transfermarkt.

However, tensions betwixt Osimhen and Napoli stay high, with reports suggesting the Nigerian guardant is nary longer portion of Antonio Conte’s plans.

Galatasaray are keen to support him, portion Al-Hilal are reportedly offering a lucrative woody to bring him to Saudi Arabia.

But Mikel, who spent the bulk of his vocation successful England with Chelsea, wants to spot Osimhen stay successful Europe, preferably successful the Premier League.

Moving to Saudi would beryllium a shame

Speaking successful an interrogation with Metro, Mikel stated it would beryllium a shame for Osimhen to determination to Saudi Arabia this aboriginal successful his career.

Mikel Obi has kicked against Victor Osimhen joining Al Hilal successful the summertime transportation window. Photo by Pau Barrena
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“I don’t privation to spot him successful Saudi close present due to the fact that helium inactive has truthful overmuch to connection successful Europe. It would beryllium a shame to spot him spell there.”

Mikel lamented Chelsea's missed accidental to motion Osimhen past summer, particularly arsenic the nine present appears focused connected bringing successful Ipswich Town's Liam Delap.

According to Mikel, the Nigerian prima could person deed the crushed moving astatine Stamford Bridge.

He further mentioned Arsenal and Manchester United arsenic much realistic destinations.

“I deliberation the likes of Arsenal and Manchester United inactive request a striker,” Mikel said. “I don’t deliberation Hojlund is the feline who volition people goals and triumph United trophies.”

Arsenal, Manchester United oregon PSG?

With Chelsea seemingly retired of the race, Mikel believes that Arsenal and Manchester United are present the astir viable options for Osimhen, Daily Post reports.

The erstwhile Super Eagles skipper besides mentioned PSG and Juventus arsenic imaginable destinations, but emphasised the Premier League arsenic the perfect adjacent step.

Despite Manchester United’s deficiency of European shot adjacent season, Mikel believes Osimhen mightiness beryllium consenting to “sacrifice” a play to assistance a struggling nine rebuild.

Osimhen’s proven way grounds successful Serie A and his goal-scoring detonation successful Turkey person lone accrued his value.

Now, the Nigerian striker indispensable determine betwixt a payday successful the Middle East oregon a competitory situation successful Europe’s apical leagues.

Chelle tips Osimhen for large moves

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Super Eagles caput manager Eric Chelle has tipped Osimhen to articulation 1 of Europe’s apical teams successful the transportation window.

Chelle excluded the 26-year-old from Nigeria’s Unity Cup and Russia affable games to let him to absorption connected getting a caller nine aft his indebtedness woody with Galatasaray expired.

Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, and Juventus are immoderate of the clubs that person been credited with an involvement successful Osimhen.

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Source: Legit.ng