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title: "Newcastle United: Magpies ready Victor Osimhen offer"
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author: "Adam Clancy"
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published: "2022-05-04T20:35:16Z"
modified: "2022-05-04T20:35:16Z"
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# Newcastle United: Magpies ready Victor Osimhen offer

**[Newcastle United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/) are reportedly now readying a record offer for Victor Osimhen in the summer.**

### The Lowdown: Statement signing

With safety in the [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) all but guaranteed this season, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s (KSA) Public Investment Fund (PIF) are sure to be looking for a statement signing at St. James’ Park in the summer to really kickstart the new era, much like the arrival of Bruno Guimaraes from Lyon in the January transfer window.

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Osimhen could well be that signing, having scored 17 goals with a further six assists in total over all competitions so far this season ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/victor-osimhen/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/401923/plus/0?saison=2021&verein=&liga=&wettbewerb=&pos=&trainer_id=)).

He is sure to be in demand by some of Europe’s top clubs, with Liverpool and Arsenal [reportedly](https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1603640/Liverpool-Arsenal-Victor-Osimhen-Napoli-transfer-news) both preparing moves already, so swooping in and bringing him to Tyneside would be a big show of ambition.

### The Latest: Offer readied

As per [Calciomercato](https://www.calciomercato.com/news/napoli-e-caccia-all-erede-di-osimhen-tre-nomi-sul-taccuino-e-sfi-46776), the North East club are ‘especially’ interested in signing Osimhen this summer, having tried to sign him in January.

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They are ‘ready’ to guarantee him a salary of between €8-9m (£6.7-£7.6m) per season, which would make him their [highest-paid](https://salarysport.com/football/premier-league/newcastle-united-f.c./) player, but he would cost a whopping €100m (£84.4m), a [club-record](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/newcastle-united/transferrekorde/verein/762) transfer fee.

### The Verdict: Worth the risk

Of course, spending that much money on one player presents a lot of risk, but at 23 years of age, Osimhen has the potential to become one of the world’s best in his position.

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Described as ‘[unplayable](https://twitter.com/ZachLowy/status/1442206695770361860)‘ by journalist Zach Lowy, and a ‘[warrior](https://goalballlive.com/napoli-spalletti-osimhen-praise/)‘ by his manager Luciano Spalletti, the Nigeria international certainly has a lot of admirers, and so this will by no means be an easy deal to do.

[Likened to Mo Salah](https://www.pulse.ng/sports/football/serie-a-legend-jose-altafini-praises-super-eagles-forward-victor-osimhen-likens-him/ewbey0j) in terms of his importance to Napoli compared to the Egyptian’s significance at Anfield by Serie A legend Jose Altafini, signing Osimhen would no doubt be a big coup for the Tyneside outfit, should they be able to pull it off.

[***In other news, find out what ‘serious’ NUFC injury concern has now emerged here!***](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/man-city-team-news-ryan-fraser-injury/)