“Guys, he's halfway between Drogba and Henry.” “No, he's clearly the heir to our Cavani.” In the bars, in the sunny squares, Victor Osimhen is the center of all conversations in Naples, in a city enchanted by the team that is flying with full points after the first six games of the championship and accelerating on the wings of the Nigerian striker, a new European phenomenon.
After the goals against Leicester, Udine and Genoa, the new blue star took the Maradona, with the goal of the advantage and the action that forced Godin to the penalty of the doubling converted by Insigne. Six seasonal goals, in a European head to head with Benzema, but above all with a continuity and a confidence that make the eyes of the fans shine, and not only.
Spalletti was clear in the post-match: "From an athletic point of view - he said - he is incredible, he can make three or four passes from a distance of twenty meters, alone without letting the midfielders come out. In addition to being a bomber, he is a great team player. He has room for improvement, he can do many things well, he must also take into consideration other things that can give him even more strength".
The coach knows that he can still work on him to truly transform him into a world star, into a star that Napoli bought for 70 million, breaking all their spending records for a single player, but he already knows that the market value is already close to 100 million for a 22-year-old striker, with a contract with the Azzurri until 2025.
And so while Europe is enjoying the last years of Messi and Ronaldo, while the Mbappé era shines, Osimhen joins Haaland in the panorama of strikers who are taking the future. He, Victor, is enjoying the moment, posting his celebration in front of the blue curve on social media, but he is also studying balance, obeying Insigne who physically removes him on the pitch while he protests with the referee after the yellow card for simulation and apologizes to the bench for some intemperance.
Growth is a journey, but in the meantime his power and instinct for goal are already explosive: Spalletti and the Maradona fans are anxiously awaiting him on Thursday evening, when Spartak Moscow arrives in Naples in the Europa League.
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