Juventus and Victor Osimhen share a mutual admiration, however they can not tie the knot earlier than the summer time of 2027 because of an uncommon clause.
The Nigerian is a long-time goal of the Bianconeri. The membership’s former Director of Soccer Cristiano Giuntoli, who was the one who introduced the participant to Italy, had plotted to reunite along with his previous Napoli pupil in Turin, however he was given his marching orders earlier than making a concrete try.
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Nonetheless, the 27-year-old stays a preferred determine at Continassa, particularly with Luciano Spalletti now in cost.
Juventus need Victor Osimhen and vice versa
On Wednesday night, Osimhen expressed his gratitude in the direction of his former Napoli head coach by that restored Galatasaray’s lead over Juventus on combination, and paved the best way for his or her qualification to the Champions League Spherical of 16.
The Lagos native had clashed heads with Federico Gatti in the course of the contest, and even confronted each other at one level in a heated altercation. However the duo hugged it out on the remaining whistle, suggesting that the striker is a well-respected determine within the Juventus locker room.
Zhegrova, Gatti, Osimhen and Perin (Photograph by Stefano Guidi/Getty Photographs)
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In keeping with journalist Giovanni Albanese, the back-and-forth ‘flirting’ between Juventus and Osimhen is not any coincidence, because the membership wish to signal the bomber, and the sensation is reciprocal.
Nevertheless, an unconventional clause inserted within the participant’s contract will stop a summer time.
Napoli inserted an anti-Italy clause in Osimhen’s contract
As Albanese reveals, when Napoli agreed to promote Osimhen to Galatasaray on a everlasting foundation final summer time, they insisted on including an ‘anti-Serie A’ clause.
The contract states that if the Turkish giants have been to promote the centre-forward to an Italian membership in 2026, they must pay Aurelio De Laurentiis’ membership a €70 million penalty.
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The determine will lower to €50 million by the beginning of 2027, and the clause will lastly expire on June 30, 2027, making Galatasaray free to promote the participant to any membership.
Subsequently, Juventus must delay their plans till the summer time of 2027, as an earlier deal stays unrealistic.