When will Osimhen's contract with Napoli expire? IIRC it should be in 2026? So he has around 2 years left on his contract. I wonder if the plan for other teams is to let the contract run down and hire him on a free transfer, probably with lower wages too. 2 years later, he will be 28/29, not that young anymore, so a club probably has bigger leverage at the negotiation table. If he managed to prove that he can score a lot of goals regardless of the club he plays for, maybe he will still negotiate for a somewhat higher salary. If that does happen, I wonder if Napoli will regret their decision or not. CMIIW.
Nah, it's not 2 years left but just a year as you said it's 2026. If they refuse to sell him now then he will be free in the summer of 2026. Some persons claim that Napoli wants to sell Osimhen to a Saudi based club where they could get more money from his sale, as we all know, those guys are good at splashing lots of money on players but Osimhen doesn't want that move but prefers to still stay within Europe. I think I agree with what that rumour said because he has clearly rejected all offers coming from the Saudi club.
Personally I worry Napoli should carry on being Osimhen in the squad. Osimhen is a gigantic player who has the potential to score 20+ goals every season. Napoli's main striker is now Lukaku. This forward scored 14 goals and 10 assists last season. If Lukaku and Osimhen are in Napoli's attack, then any well built defense will find it difficult to break off Napoli's attack. Also, in the midfield, they now have an experienced player like De Bruyne. Napoli is trying to strengthen their squad to do well in Serie A and the Champions League next season. Since Napoli management is very serious about strengthening their squad, they should also keep Osimhen in the squad. This will expand Napoli's possibility of dominating Serie A.