Julius OkorieIt is no longer news that the much anticipated and talked about Victor Osimhen’s transfer from Napoli crashed like a pack of cards, as the transfer deadline doors closed on Friday night.
The Nigeria international, who up to the closing minutes of the deadline, was tipped to either head for Chelsea or Saudi Side Al-Ahli, finally ended up with no move at all, thus forcing him to remain with Napoli with his contract still running till 2026.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelThe former Lille forward is currently not having a very interesting relationship with Napoli, an indication that he might be frozen out this season while at Napoli.
The situation has been compounded by Napoli’s signing of Belgian Romelu Lukaku, considered an effective alternative to Osimhen.
The Italian Serie A club, did not stop there but added the signings of two Scottish midfielders, Scott McTominay and Billy Gilmour.
As if that was not enough headache for Osimhen, Al-Ahli who had the biggest push to have Osimhen in the fold, equally went instead for Brentford Ivan Toney for €40 million.
Though the Saudi league transfer window remains open till 6th October, there are no indications that Al-Ahli will be ready to forge ahead with Osimhen project, with Toney already in the kitty.
The bottom line is that Osimhen will have to endure at Napoli till the next transfer window early January. So in a nutshell, and in a movie-like title, that is the story of Osimhen and his failed exit from Napoli.
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It may not have worked for Osimhen but many other deals went through to the delight of the players involved, the clubs who sold and the ones that bought.
Here Is Full List of 30 Deals That Successfully Went Through:
Here Is Full List of Tranfers That Scaled Through The Close Of The Window.
1.Manuel Ugarte: Paris St-Germain – Manchester United (£43m)
2.Ivan Toney: Brentford – Al-Ahli (£40m)
3.Eddie Nketiah: Arsenal – Crystal Palace (around £30m)
4.Scott McTominay: Manchester United – Napoli (£25.7m)
5.Andre: Fluminense – Wolves (£21m).
6.Aaron Ramsdale: Arsenal – Southampton (£18m plus)
7.Maxence Lacroix: Wolfsburg – Crystal Palace (£18m)
8.Billy Gilmour: Brighton – Napoli (£12m)
9.Jay Stansfield: Fulham – Birmingham (reported £10m)
10.Sam Johnstone: Crystal Palace – Wolves (£10m)
11.Giovani Lo Celso: Tottenham – Real Betis (£8.4m)
12.Jayden Meghoma: Southampton – Brentford (undisclosed)
13.Mahmoud Dahoud: Brighton – Eintracht Frankfurt (undisclosed)
14.Raheem Sterling: Chelsea – Arsenal (loan)
15.Neto: Bournemouth – Arsenal (loan)
16.James Ward-Prowse: West Ham – Nottingham Forest (loan)
17.Reiss Nelson: Arsenal – Fulham (loan)
18.Maxwel Cornet: West Ham – Southampton (loan)
19.Odsonne Edouard: Crystal Palace – Leicester (loan)
20.Stefan Bajcetic: Liverpool – Red Bull Salzburg (loan)
21.Orel Mangala: Lyon – Everton (loan)
22.Frank Onyeka: Brentford – Augsburg (loan)
23.Fabio Silva: Wolves – Las Palmas (loan)
24.Tammy Abraham: Roma – AC Milan (loan)
25.Naouirou Ahamada: Crystal Palace – Stade Rennais (loan)
26.Wilfred Zaha: Galatasaray – Lyon (loan – 3m euros)
27.Ryan Fraser: Free agent – Southampton
28.Carlos Soler: Paris St-Germain – West Ham (loan)
29.Carlos Forbs: Ajax – Wolves (loan)
30.Matt Turner: Nottingham Forest – Crystal Palace (loan)
Julius Okorie is Chief Sports and Entertainment Correspondent for Prime Business Africa. He began his journalism career with the Champion Newspaper and Sporting Champion and later moved on to Daily Independent and the Nation Newspapers. Okorie joined Prime Business Africa in 2024 bringing on board 20 years of experience in writing investigative news on Sports and Entertainment. His well researched and highly informative articles on Sports Business and general entertainment are followed by a wide range of audience.
