Stop me if you think you’ve heard this one before. An unnamed club has made a mega offer for a player that several Premier League clubs have been linked to.
That was the report coming out of France today, with Telefoot reporting that Lille have received an €85m offer for Victor Osimhen, bonuses included, from an unnamed club.
That, of course, has caused something of a stir, mainly because such a sum is unthinkable in the current Coronavirus ravaged football landscape but also because he’s been regularly linked with a move to the Premier League, namely to either Chelsea or Manchester United.
Well, Foot Mercato have covered that breaking news story themselves and say that such a sum would ‘probably’ have come from a Premier League club.
🚨 INFO TELEFOOT : Lille aurait reçu une première offre de 85 millions € (bonus inclus) pour Victor Osimhen. L'identité du club acheteur n'a pas filtré
— Téléfoot (@telefoot_TF1) May 2, 2020
They add that the striker, who has 18 goals in 38 games this season, ‘is courted by Chelsea in particular’ suggesting that they believe this mega offer has come from Stamford Bridge.
However, this is something we’ve seen before, particularly when it comes to Lille.
Last summer, they were selling Nicolas Pépé, and there were numerous rumours about significant bids and constant hype around him.
That caused his value to steadily rise before he eventually ended up joining Arsenal in a £72m deal.
Throughout that saga, there were regular updates and bids from unnamed clubs, and this feels the same.
It’s more than likely that Osimhen’s agent, and Lille, are ramping up interest ahead of the summer so that the likes of Chelsea are forced to pay a massive premium in a challenging market.
