Arsenal fans can be ‘hopeful’ of Victor Osimhen signing after ‘promising’ development – pundit
Arsenal fans have reasons to be hopeful as their club looks to sign Napoli star Victor Osimhen.
That’s according to former Leeds United stopper Paddy Kenny, speaking exclusively to Football Insider about the Gunners’ need for new attacking talent.
GOAL’s Charles Watts reported on 24 May that Osimhen‘s agent flew into London for talks with Arsenal last week.
The 23-year-old Napoli hitman bagged 18 goals in 32 appearances during the 2021-22 season.
Arsenal could lose both Eddie Nketiah and Alexandre Lacazette for nothing this summer with both players soon to be out of contract.
Kenny insists the fact that talks have already taken place is a reason to be hopeful over a potential deal.
“Arsenal are desperate for a striker, they have fallen well short this season,” Kenny told Football Insider correspondent Ben Wild.
“Inconsistency has cost them and I think in any other season, they wouldn’t be close to the Champions League.
“They have to go out and buy at least two strikers. I’m sure they won’t want to be playing for fifth or below that over the next few years.
“That club deserves to be playing Champions League football and this guy, I don’t know too much about him, but he is very highly rated.
“He has an eye-catching goal record as well. I just worry about them getting this guy now they don’t have Champions League football.
“With talks sounding like they are happening that is a reason to be hopeful, it’s promising. Do we will just have to see what happens.”
Osimhen started his career at VfL Wolfsburg before moving to Lille.
He moved to Napoli after only one season in France.
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