Arsenal bolstered their strike force by adding Gabriel Jesus to their squad in the summer.
The Brazilian swapped Manchester City for the Gunners in July, but prior to his arrival, the north London club were credited with an interest in few other strikers and among them was Victor Osimhen.
Back in May, claims from the Italian media had explained Arsenal made a huge offer for the Napoli star.
The Premier League side or another club were not able to take the 23-year-old away from his current employer in the last window because Luciano Spalletti’s side did not entertain any offers they received for the ex-Lille man.
This has helped the Naples club reap benefits as the Nigeria international has seven goals and an assist from eight league games this season.
Umberto Chiariello, presenter of Campania Sport on Canale 21, has stressed Napoli were right in not entertaining proposals made by Arsenal and others for Osimhen.
“Luciano Spalletti’s team, in the best of predictions, was given fifth, while I saw them ready to bite Milan. It is a team that has been re-established,” Chiariello was quoted as saying by Area Napoli.
“De Laurentiis went ahead with his vision: lower salaries, the confirmation of Victor Osimhen after Arsenal’s offer of €80m and the bet on Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who played in Serie C, [Dinamo] Batumi, a championship, the Georgian one, which is like the Serie C.”
“Georgia itself, among the national teams, is in Serie C. Even Michel Platini, when he came to Italy, did not crawl the ball for months and there was talk of a wrong purchase. Zinedine Zidane also had problems for six months. but not Kvara.”
