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Osimhen eyeing success with ‘extraordinary’ Napoli despite Man Utd links

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The Senegal international has been vital to Napoli’s fantastic start to the season.

Victor Osimhen has insisted he is only thinking about achieving success with Napoli ahead of the winter transfer window.

Osimhen is among Manchester United’s main targets to replace Cristiano Ronaldo. But the Senegalese star is keen to help Napoli land the Scudetto before leaving the club.

“The future is this moment, it is winning something important in Italy. It is difficult to think of anything better than Napoli,” he told Il Mattino.

“This is one of the greatest teams in Europe, it’s an extraordinary club, and it’s normal that now I’m only focused on what we have to do this season. 

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“Because we haven’t done anything yet, we have to win something. Then we’ll see what happens.”

Napoli went into the World Cup break on the back of a fantastic league run, leading the Serie A table with 41 points. 

The Blues manager, Luciano Spalletti, has received widespread praise for helping his players reach their best forms. Osimhen pays tribute to the Italian boss for helping his development.

“I always change, every day. It’s important to continue to change, to grow, to always take a step forward,” Osimhen said.

“My growth is linked to Spalletti, he believes in me, he gives me stimuli, makes me work hard and never lets me stop. 

“With him, everything is more simple because you understand that it’s a job that he makes you do to improve further. It’s just the beginning for me, I haven’t reached any goal yet.”

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