Nigeria International, Victor Osimhen can only be regarded as one of the greatest players ever if he can repeat his last season’s standout performance with Serie A defending champions, Napoli.
This much is the opinion of Claudio Anellucci, the erstwhile agent of former Napoli striker Edinson Cavani, following the long-standing comparisons between his former client and the Super Eagles striker who was back action in the Serie A on Saturday after more than a month out injured.
Last season, Osimhen made the headlines with some eye-catching performances as his 26 Serie A goals helped Napoli to clinch the Italian title for the first time since the Diego Maradona days in the 1990s.
On the other hand, Uruguayan Cavani who is now with Boca Juniors, enjoyed a scintillating three-year stint with Napoli where he racked up 78 goals in just over 100 appearances between 2010 and 2013.
Over the weekend, Anellucci was reportedly drawn on the similarities between his ex-client and Napoli’s current number 9 during an interview with Radio CRC (as cited by CalcioNapoli1926).
Though he was full of praise for the former Lille striker, he suggested Osimhen must follow up his one standout season to date with yet more prolific terms, to be worthy of being discussed in the same breath as Cavani:
“I don’t find any similarity between Cavani and Osimhen,” Anellucci was quoted as saying. “The Nigerian is certainly an important footballer, the championship season bears witness to this but the year of confirmation is always the following one.
“He always has many physical problems, you can also see it from this. Maybe it’s because the heart is involved, but for me Cavani is still superior to the current number nine.”
Meanwhile, Osimhen at the weekend made a winning return in Napoli’s 2-1 win against Atalanta after being laid off since last month when he copped an injury in a friendly during the international break.
Credit: thenationonlineng.net
