The Nigerian coach 'places' Osimhen at Barça

Nigeria will look for this Sunday his first title of the African Glass of Nations from 2013 in front of Ivory Coast, a party in where the selected directed by José Peseiro will entrust good part of his options to the figure of Victor Osimhen. In a talk with 'SPORT', the Portuguese trainer referred to the rumours on the exit of the '9' of the Napoli, leaving clear that, in his criterion, the forward of 25 years has the necessary to shine in the FC Barcelona.

"I think that it can play in any team of the world. I do not go to say one to avoid speculations. He is an animal to the hour of presionar, very good of head, in the area and eye, that also associates ", explained Peseiro. Although has agreement with the group 'partenopeo' until June of 2026, is very likely that the forward demand to go out in summer.

The future of Osimhen, a headache for the Napoli

On the impact of the rumours of the exit of Osimhen of the Napoli in his performance, the trainer luso descartó that the uncertainty on his future can play him against. "It is a boy that works for the team, that litigates, that celebrates like a boy... His problem is not the Napoli, is to load to his backs the pressure to win. It is our crack and all the Nigerians go him to demand and goes to feel the responsibility. I try to speak him and say him that this is of all, that does not have to think that it is necessary that do goals always".

In the Glass Africa, Osimhen great only 1 goal in 6 parties. However, Nigeria could advance until the final and will look for his fourth title in front of an Ivory Coast that, instead, goes to by his second trophy. Egypt (7) is the winning maximum of the competition, gone on down Cameroon (5) and Ghana (4). With the Napoli, the '9' Nigerian great 8 so many and 3 assistances in 18 parties. In principle, his exit could leave some 130 million euros in the arks of the group 'partenopeo'.

For the Barça, his alone signing would be possible if they concretise a pair of important sales in summer, an alternative that has earned strength in the last days. However, so much Deco like Joan Laporta have left clear that, for the moment, the planning aims to a market estival conservative, without engaging the balance of a staff that values to his referents in spite of the financial crisis.