Newcastle United offered Victor Osimhen for shock cut-price transfer fee

The Magpies are in the market for a new forward and while Victor Osimhen’s wages will be pricey it is the type of deal to get fans excited

Newcastle United will be offered the chance again to land explosive striker Victor Osimhen again this summer with Napoli keen to offload the Nigeria star.

The Magpies were invited to sign the goal machine last summer but baulked at the £113million asking price from Napoli and his representatives have been back on the scene to find him a Premier League club. The Serie A side have no interest in keeping Osimhen but his release clause drops again this summer as he nears the end of his loan to Galatasaray.

Indeed, a minimum fee release clause of around £60m will be available to Newcastle this summer. Incredibly, Osimhen was left with no club in any of the top Euro leagues and ended up on loan at Galatasaray with the Turkish Lig offering him a lifeline with most other transfer windows closed.

The Turkish top-flight leaders would love him to stay but can’t afford to pay a permanent fee. The big question mark for Newcastle could be Osimhen’s wages with the striker picking up over £200,000 per week during his Napoli days. That is believed to have dropped to around £110,000 per week at Galatasaray but he is highly likely to leave Turkey after his loan deal.

Arsenal, Man United and Chelsea have all looked closely at the 26-year-old. The former Lille star has hit 17 goals for Gala this season and has impressed in the Europa League, courting the attention of Premier League scouts.

After a barren winter window, Newcastle’s scouting department are now whittling down a list of targets for the summer. Eddie Howe hinted on Friday that he was still keen to sign an “established” star.