‘They ended up messing up’ - Osimhen's friend reveals how Napoli frustrated clubs interested in Super Eagles star

Osimhen's future at Napoli is in doubt because the Italian team is allegedly only prepared to trade him for a high transfer fee.

Given that his contract has a 75 million euro termination option, it is unclear if any team will be prepared to pay Napoli's asking price.

However, several European teams have been linked to signing Osimhen, raising questions about his future in recent weeks.

According to a close friend and journalist, Buchi Laba revealed that during the summer transfer window, Napoli stopped all teams attempting to sign Osimhen 

Laba stated via his X handle, "Napoli turned down and frustrated every club interested in Victor Osimhen at the beginning of the season.

"The only club they didn’t frustrate is Chelsea and Chelsea ended up messing up any deal. He’s only focused on playing right now in Gala. Anything transfer will be later."

He revealed that Chelsea are the only team that Napoli gave their attention to, but they later fumbled the deal.

Osimhen is now focused on his loan stint at Galatasaray and is unlikely to make a move during the January transfer window. He will not be thinking about making any moves until the end of the current campaign.

The forward has continued his impressive form for Galatasaray, having scored in their 1-1 draw against Hatayspor.