Renowned Italian agent Antonio Caliendo has criticised Victor Osimhen and Napoli’s administration for how they handled his alleged summer departure from the Serie A powerhouses.
During the summer transfer window, the 25-year-old was heavily projected to make a big money move to a bigger club in one of Europe’s top five leagues, but the move never materialized.
The Super Eagles forward will instead agree to a season-long loan with Turkish team Galatasaray.
Caliendo on Victor Osimhen Galatasaray move
Speaking on Kiss Kiss Napoli’s Radio Goal, Caliendo disclosed that a mistake was made by someone in the Napoli management and Osimhen’s staff, costing the striker a move to a major league.
“If I have to be frank, the first time I saw him play in Napoli, I told my friend that he would have come to cost $200 million.
”Right now, thanks to the direction of those who took care of all his management, his transfer operation was disappointing, going into the market as if he were a discarded shoe.
”Instead, he should have been the leading man of the world transfer market, but he was not managed in the right way. On the part of those who managed him, reassurances were made about his multi-million dollar sale and De Laurentiis trusted them,” the 80-year-old said, as quoted by Area Napoli.
Roberto Calenda, Osimhen’s agent, was also not spared by Caliendo, who claimed that the frustration of the entire event played out in the striker’s June internet tirade against Finidi George.
”Calenda flopped, and it was in front of everyone’s eyes.
”There was talk of Chelsea, of PSG and in the end, he went to Galatasaray, so someone was wrong. I was very disappointed, I declared that Osimhen made me worried, but it made me worry more if it made him do that video,” Caliendo concluded.
Meanwhile, Victor Osimhen has enjoyed a quite impressive start to his Galatasaray career, providing an assist in each of his three appearances for the club.
