Paris Saint-Germain’s manager, Luis Enrique, appeared to express his frustration over the club’s inability to sign players during the summer transfer window, Soccernet.ng reports.
Indirectly pointing to the exorbitant demands of Napoli’s president, Aurelio de Laurentiis for any club who is willing to sign the Super Eagles attacker.
Speaking at a recent press conference, the former Barcelona forward dropped a hint at the challenges PSG faced in securing a top striker during the summer window.
“We wanted to hire some players, but their price was too high. It didn’t make sense. There wasn’t a real opportunity. If the market window had allowed us to take a player with 50 goals per season, we would have done it, but the reality was different.” he said.
While Enrique did not name Osimhen specifically, it is widely believed that the Nigerian forward was one of PSG’s primary targets following the exit of Kylian Mbappe to Real Madrid.
Osimhen, who scored 31 goals last season, was reportedly on the radar of both the French League giants and Chelsea until the closing stages of the transfer window.
However, the clubs were unable to meet Napoli’s high valuation, as well as Osimhen’s contract believed to be set by de Laurentiis, which ultimately derailed any potential deal.
