Victor Osimhen

Nigerian attacker, Ademola Lookman had looked like the only striker who can keep up with the goalscoring consistency of Osimhen in Italy this term, with the ...

With his double against Spezia, Osimhe joins Luis Vinicio, Edinson Cavani, and Gonzalo Higuaín in becoming the fourth Napoli player to score 16 goals in the first 21 Serie A games of a season. [#Osimhen]is only the 4th player in Napoli history able to score at least 16 goals in the first 21 Serie A games of the season, after Luis Vinicio (1955/56), Edinson Cavani (2012/13) and Gonzalo Higuaín (2015/16). After Khvicha Kvaratskhelia handed Napoli the lead from the penalty spot minutes into the second half, Osimhen rose high to nod in his first of the afternoon in the 68th minute.

Napoli beat Spezia 3-0 to go 16 points clear at the top of Serie A, as Victor Osimhen landed a double in their pursuit of the Scudetto.

- The Napoli striker does brilliantly to beat his man and then the Spezia goalkeeper, but the goal is ruled out for a foul on Caldara. Spezia: 0 - The home side failed to get a single shot on target in 90 minutes against a Napoli side playing well below their best. Napoli: 35 - The visitors won back possession an impressive 35 times against Spezia. Just 10 seconds into the second half though, Arkadiusz Reca handled in his own box to gift Kvaratskhelia a spot-kick. Serie A's leading scorer scored twice against Spezia, taking the chances that fell to him well. An 18th win from 21 league matches takes Napoli a frankly ridiculous 16 points clear atop Serie A.

Victor Osimhen waded through fans to apologise to a Spezia supporter in the stands after his wayward shot in the warm-up struck her in the face.The Na.

Free Bets are paid as Bet Credits and are available for use upon settlement of qualifying bets. Min odds, bet and payment method exclusions apply. Bet £10 & Get £50 in Free Bets for new customers at bet365. [Mirror](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/osimhen-transfer-man-utd-chelsea-29131781), the Premier League giants are locked in a battle to sign him. [Football Italia](https://football-italia.net/osimhen-on-napoli-history-and-feeling-sorry-for-spezia-fan/), he said: “I was making the practice shot, I shot over the goal and there was a lady in the middle of the fans. [Napoli](https://talksport.com/sport/football/team/113111/napoli/) striker climbed through the crowd at the Stadio Alberto Picco where he proceed to hug the young woman.

The 24-year-old has scored 16 goals in 17 league appearances with two braces and one hat-trick so far.

Osimhen has made himself a summer transfer target for the biggest teams in the world, including Manchester United, PSG, and Chelsea. Spezia were defensively sound in the first half as it ended 0-0, but just two minutes into the second, the home team gifted Napoli a penalty, which Kvaratskhelia dispatched. Though Inter Milan and AC Milan have a game in hand, one or both of the Milan teams will drop points as they face off in the Derby della Madonnina on Sunday night.

Christopher Nkunku is set to join the Blues this summer from RB Leipzig, but the club are believed to be planning to move for a big-money centre-forward at the ...

[Christopher Nkunku](/people/christopher-nkunku/) is set to join the Blues this summer from RB Leipzig, but the club are believed to be planning to move for a big-money centre-forward at the end of the campaign. [A recent report](/football/man-utd/transfer-talk/news/man-united-chelsea-not-put-off-by-gbp107m-osimhen-asking-price_505846.html) claimed that [Graham Potter](/people/graham-potter/)'s side are preparing to battle [Manchester United](/football/man-utd/) for the signature of Osimhen, who has become one of the most in-demand attackers in world football. [Chelsea](/football/chelsea/) are reportedly prepared to pay 'whatever it takes' to sign [Napoli](/football/napoli/)'s [Victor Osimhen](/people/victor-osimhen/) this summer.

Manchester United and Chelsea have been linked with Napoli hitman Victor Osimhen as the summer transfer window creeps closer.

[Manchester United](/latest/manchester-united-fc) would be willing to pay £107million to sign Victor Osimhen at the end of the season, according to reports. However, a possible move to the [Premier League](/latest/premier-league) could be on the cards come the end of the season. Chelsea are expected to cut Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang loose at the end of the season, especially in the wake of their decision to drop him from their Champions League squad. [Sport Witness](https://sportwitness.co.uk/take-granted-manchester-united-said-ready-invest-e100m-signing/) say the Red Devils are prepared to may a massive £107m to land Osimhen at the end of the season. The Nigeria international has been in outstanding form this season, with his goals propelling Napoli to the top of the Serie A table. The [Napoli](/latest/napoli-fc) star has been in sensational form this season, scoring 16 goals from 17 Serie A games to boost his side’s chances of winning the Scudetto.

Manchester United and Chelsea are both keen on signing Napoli striker Victor Osimhen next summer and may have to out-spend Paris Saint-Germain to get their ...