Arsenal fade in race for £100m+ striker | OneFootball

Arsenal are looking at alternatives to Napoli striker Victor Osimhen, given the finances involved in signing the Nigeria international.

Fabrizio Romano reports in his Daily Briefing that whilst Arsenal have always appreciated Victor Osimhen, they are one of many clubs growing cautious about the prospect of signing the striker.

With a potentially hefty salary package on top of a very expensive release clause, Osimhen could end up costing a huge sum of money.

As a result, Arsenal are now looking at other strikers, including Viktor Gyokeres of Sporting CP.

Osimhen had regularly been linked with Arsenal earlier in the season, though they were far from the only club in the race.

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Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis previously confirmed that the striker has a release clause, and that Arsenal were in the mix.

“Some players stay for many years, others are wanted by PSG, Arsenal, Man City, Chelsea…” De Laurentiis said.

“It’s difficult to keep players when they are wanted by rich clubs.

“I can confirm there’s a release clause, a very high one.”

PSG are seemingly the more likely destination for Osimhen at this stage.

David Ornstein had reported that Osimhen features prominently on PSG’s list of candidates to replace Kylian Mbappe this summer, with the club already stepping up various discussions in January to be ready for the player’s potential departure.