July 31 (Reuters) - Napoli have signed Nigeria forward
Victor Osimhen from Lille, the Serie A club announced on Friday.
No financial details were disclosed but The Guardian
reported that Napoli had agreed to pay an initial 60 million
euros ($71.06 million) transer fee, which could rise to 81
million in performance-related add-ons.
"SSC Napoli are delighted to announce the signing of Victor
Osimhen from Lille on a permanent transfer," the Italian club
said in a statement https://www.sscnapoli.it/static/news/Welcome,-Osimhen
!-20767.aspx.
The 21-year-old Nigeria international, who is reported to
have signed a five-year deal, scored 18 goals in all
competitions at Lille this season as they finished fourth in
Ligue 1 which was truncated due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Osimhen previously spent two seasons at Bundesliga side VfL
Wolfsburg, where he made his debut in 2017, before moving to
Belgian club Charleroi, scoring 20 goals.
Osimhen has scored four goals in eight appearances for
Nigeria. He also won the Under-17 World Cup in 2015, finishing
as the tournament's top scorer with 10 goals.
($1 = 0.8444 euros)