{"id":18885,"date":"2019-12-14T20:37:26","date_gmt":"2019-12-14T20:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=18885"},"modified":"2019-12-14T20:37:26","modified_gmt":"2019-12-14T20:37:26","slug":"lille-boss-reveals-how-much-it-will-cost-to-sign-barcelona-linked-striker-osimhen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/lille-boss-reveals-how-much-it-will-cost-to-sign-barcelona-linked-striker-osimhen","title":{"rendered":"Lille Boss Reveals How Much It Will Cost To Sign Barcelona-Linked Striker Osimhen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Speaking before Friday night&#8217;s Ligue 1 match against Montpellier at Stade Pierre-Mauroy (Villeneuve d&#8217;Ascq), Lille President G\u00e9rard Lopez has valued Victor Osimhen in the region of 70 million euros but has ruled out a possible departure of the Nigeria international in the winter transfer market.<\/p>\n<p>It has been widely reported that La Liga champions Barcelona are plotting a move for the 2015 U17 World Cup winner and he has also been linked with a transfer to the English Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Based on Lopez&#8217;s new valuation of Osimhen, the Ultimate Strikers product would beat the transfer record for a player of Nigerian descent held by Everton&#8217;s Alex Iwobi if his asking price is met by an interested club.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;A departure this winter is not on the agenda,&#8221; said the president of LOSC to Canal+, according to RMC Sport.<\/p>\n<p>Asked to confirm rumours suggesting Osimhen is now valued at 70 million euros, Lopez replied : &#8221;There is already interest for sums of about this level. He is a player who is in his ascending curve.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;He is a young player, who has just arrived. a good season in Belgium but he struggled a bit for medical reasons, he hadn&#8217;t been too lucky.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;It is not only that the door is closed for this winter, I would also like to keep it closed for this summer. The idea is to keep him one more season.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Osimhen could have scored his 12th goal of the season in yesterday&#8217;s clash against Montpellier but missed a penalty in the 89th minute.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speaking before Friday night&#8217;s Ligue 1 match against Montpellier at Stade Pierre-Mauroy (Villeneuve d&#8217;Ascq), Lille President G\u00e9rard Lopez has valued Victor Osimhen in the region of 70 million euros but has ruled out a possible departure of the Nigeria international in the winter transfer market. 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